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
Prescott noted that no body or cavity search was conducted.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Vacuum the cavity to remove any remaining lint and wipe it down with a damp cloth.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
During fueling operations Monday afternoon, sensors recorded high concentrations of hydrogen in a cavity between the ground and rocket sides of the umbilical, forcing fueling to halt.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The wood chips created during excavation are used as nesting material in the bottom of the cavity.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Vacuum the cavity to remove any remaining lint and wipe it down with a damp cloth.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
During fueling operations Monday afternoon, sensors recorded high concentrations of hydrogen in a cavity between the ground and rocket sides of the umbilical, forcing fueling to halt.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The wood chips created during excavation are used as nesting material in the bottom of the cavity.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavity
Noun
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Nine months later, Kinser’s remains were found in a sinkhole with a bullet hole in his skull, according to court documents.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Further testing discovered a hole in a steel pipe within the well, about 2,700 feet deep, a potential escape hatch for oil field wastewater.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Fill in any deeper scratches or dents with a wax wood repair kit to match.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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The tariffs helped put a dent in the pace of the budget deficit.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nick Hensley, our gas man, did a fantastic job getting us in position out of pit road.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are a few thoughtful features built into this fire pit.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 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 18 Feb. 2026.
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