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
For example, a small cavity that needs a quick filling might cost $200.
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Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
As disease kills off neurons, the brain shrinks, and the space in the middle cavity enlarges.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
To keep them plentiful, the FWC recommends homeowners preserve trees with cavities or peeling bark, leave dead fronds on palm trees to provide roosting spots, add native plants when landscaping to attract pollinators and install a bat house on your property.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
This resulted in large crystals that filled all the cavities between spruce sawdust particles, binding all of them firmly together.
—Ben Coxworth
march 20, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2026
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Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
As disease kills off neurons, the brain shrinks, and the space in the middle cavity enlarges.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
To keep them plentiful, the FWC recommends homeowners preserve trees with cavities or peeling bark, leave dead fronds on palm trees to provide roosting spots, add native plants when landscaping to attract pollinators and install a bat house on your property.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
This resulted in large crystals that filled all the cavities between spruce sawdust particles, binding all of them firmly together.
—Ben Coxworth
march 20, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavity
Noun
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Just two weeks ago, Gary Woodland decided ot shared his struggles with post traumatic stress disorder, brought on after a September 2023 surgery, which involved a baseball-sized hole cut from the side of his head, to remove a brain lesion.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Canales admits the loss of Robinson leaves a hole in the defensive line rotation.—
Mike Kaye
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The rise of Kalshi and Polymarket — major players in the fast-growing world of prediction markets — could put a dent in those revenues, Lang fears.—
Todd Bookman,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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There was also a large dent on the van's hood.—
Anna Meiler,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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To round it all out, add a fire pit that brings everyone together once the sun goes down for everything from s’mores to late-night hangs.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Pangea’s partners mill (grind) and hydrolyze (break down using water) these pits.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 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 4 Apr. 2026.
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