as in hole
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 cavity
One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.
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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
Fibroids that bulge into the uterine cavity—called submucosal fibroids—are often associated with the most significant bleeding changes, regardless of size.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
Over the course of a few hours, the smaller bubbles empty into larger ones, until the fluid coalesces into a single cavity.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
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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
Fibroids that bulge into the uterine cavity—called submucosal fibroids—are often associated with the most significant bleeding changes, regardless of size.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
Over the course of a few hours, the smaller bubbles empty into larger ones, until the fluid coalesces into a single cavity.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavity
Noun
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On Monday morning, Brandon Bailey, who flew into LAX from Texas, told The Times that the potential increase will leave a hole in his travel budget.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Days after trading center Garrett Bradbury to Chicago for a fifth-round pick — a solid piece of business with Bradbury entering a contract year but also immediate consequences — the Pats have a hole in their offensive line.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Longhorns’ former coach put a dent into those hopes Wednesday night.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Still, the new funding won’t make much of a dent in the district’s needs.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The excavator, weighing 135,000 pounds, ended up on its side at the bottom of a concrete pit.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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Standing water, rain, pollen, and leaves can also leave their mark, and debris can build up in pits, cracks, and pores.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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The new Gilder Center — granite on the outside, shotcrete on the inside, with a seductive composition of concavities and curves — comes off as a true New Yorker: defiantly eccentric, rough, show-offy, and smart.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
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And what is the second derivative, or the concavity, of the potential during those same relevant e-foldings of inflation?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Cavity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavity. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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