as in caverns
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels
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Recent Examples of caves
Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Known as knockers in England, kobolds also live in caves and mines and make knocking noises directing human miners where to dig.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Upon arrival at Santa Cruz Island, the guides provide all that’s needed to explore sea caves by kayak, plus the extraordinary opportunity to snorkel through the giant kelp forests.
—AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Artifacts make their way between the Chiefs’ Hall of Honor and the caves, but the offices at SubTropolis are not open to the public.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
With low humidity and protection from the elements, these cliffside caves create the perfect setting for preserving traces of human history and past environmental conditions.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
But what makes Cosmic Cavern so special compared to all of the other caves in the area?
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
The expansiveness of the landscape allows us, as travel advisors, to set up luxury pop-up accommodations on glaciers, blue ice caves, or nearly anywhere else along the fantastic terrain.
—Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Enroll in an intro dive course, go snorkeling, or take a boat out to explore the island’s remote caves and beaches.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Kayaking - While kayaking can be a leisurely activity, strong currents or capsizing can require emergency services, especially in more remote locations like sea caves.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Known as knockers in England, kobolds also live in caves and mines and make knocking noises directing human miners where to dig.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Upon arrival at Santa Cruz Island, the guides provide all that’s needed to explore sea caves by kayak, plus the extraordinary opportunity to snorkel through the giant kelp forests.
—AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Artifacts make their way between the Chiefs’ Hall of Honor and the caves, but the offices at SubTropolis are not open to the public.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
With low humidity and protection from the elements, these cliffside caves create the perfect setting for preserving traces of human history and past environmental conditions.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
But what makes Cosmic Cavern so special compared to all of the other caves in the area?
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
The expansiveness of the landscape allows us, as travel advisors, to set up luxury pop-up accommodations on glaciers, blue ice caves, or nearly anywhere else along the fantastic terrain.
—Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Enroll in an intro dive course, go snorkeling, or take a boat out to explore the island’s remote caves and beaches.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caves
Noun
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What fantastic fantasies will lure risk-seeking treasure hunters to breach the massive walls of iron thorns surrounding mysterious radioactive caverns buried deep in the deserts?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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With a cool, constant temperature of 54 degrees, the caverns are a perfect year-round adventure.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Currently, federal law only guarantees a cow’s milk substitute—such as fortified soy milk—if a parent submits a physician’s note documenting a disability.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The city’s existing process has design work being completed either by city engineers or outside architects before a contractor is chosen — a decision based on which contractor submits the lowest bid.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One recipe yields about 3 1/2 cups, which is enough to frost the tops and sides of two 8- to 9-inch cake layers.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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That contrast, between how meticulously Reichardt builds her story and the way her protagonist pinballs through his, yields a remarkably precise exploration of hubris as a self-destructive force.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Pythons are constrictors, known to grip prey in their jaws, coil around it, then squeeze until the victim capitulates.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Caves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caves. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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