as in holes
a sunken area forming a separate space
a cavity in the lawn where a tree stump had been removed
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Recent Examples of cavities
Small owls like screech owls often sleep in tree cavities or nest boxes, while barn owls live up to their name by seeking out barns and empty buildings.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Try using a straw to make a mocktail more lavish and minimize direct contact between ingredients, such as natural sugar or sparkling water, and your teeth, which can help reduce the risk of enamel erosion and cavities.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2026
Encouraging your kid to brush their teeth twice a day, with a dab of fluoride toothpaste, will guard against cavities.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
The surfaces are marked by cavities, which are leftover bubbles that happened when the superhot material was being pummeled through the atmosphere — much like with lava, a press release noted.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The bird, an eastern screech owl, is nocturnal and typically nests in tree cavities.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Many of its technologies, such as superconducting crab cavities, crystal collimators and high-temperature superconducting power lines, have never been used in a proton accelerator before.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
Their acorns are also a favorite food of woodpeckers and jays, and their large branches and cavities provide birds with shelter and nesting sites.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Try using a straw to make a mocktail more lavish and minimize direct contact between ingredients, such as natural sugar or sparkling water, and your teeth, which can help reduce the risk of enamel erosion and cavities.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2026
Encouraging your kid to brush their teeth twice a day, with a dab of fluoride toothpaste, will guard against cavities.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
The surfaces are marked by cavities, which are leftover bubbles that happened when the superhot material was being pummeled through the atmosphere — much like with lava, a press release noted.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The bird, an eastern screech owl, is nocturnal and typically nests in tree cavities.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Many of its technologies, such as superconducting crab cavities, crystal collimators and high-temperature superconducting power lines, have never been used in a proton accelerator before.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
Their acorns are also a favorite food of woodpeckers and jays, and their large branches and cavities provide birds with shelter and nesting sites.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavities
Noun
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The officers found a vehicle with multiple people inside that had several bullet holes in it.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Chicago Blackhawks have buried themselves in different sized holes this season.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Will the metal frame collect more dents and dings in education scenarios than plastic would?—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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This can include scratches, dents, chipped paint and even mismatched units if your warranty coverage leads to a replacement that doesn’t match your other appliances.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bulldozers dug pits in a Kabul cemetery before Wednesday's mass funeral, which Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said was for more than 50 people whose remains couldn't be identified.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Mass funeral in Kabul Bulldozers dug pits in a Kabul cemetery before Wednesday’s mass funeral, which Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said was for more than 50 people whose remains couldn’t be identified.—
Abdul Qahar Afghan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Cavities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavities. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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