as in caverns
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve
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Noun
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The world’s largest stockpile of emergency oil, the SPR is held in a network of underground salt caverns in Louisiana and Texas.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Beyond the caverns, the site also features several other attractions, including The Garden Maze, Shenandoah Heritage Village, and Toy Town, which will delight children of all ages.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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As Polly excavates the darkest parts of herself, the film can’t string together a build to match the depths of her soul-searching.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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The geckos were found living around karst rock formations — a type of landscape shaped by the dissolution of soluble rock, typically characterized by dramatic caves, crevices and rugged rocky terrain.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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These geckos live around karst rock formations — terrain shaped by limestone dissolution into caves, crevices and jagged outcrops.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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With tears and fragments of personal narratives, this footage often digs deeper than some might expect for a sport derided as the domain of adrenaline junkies indifferent to the law.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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Highlights include Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors, the cliffside grottoes of Dunhuang, and a camel ride across the dunes of the Gobi Desert.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Stay at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, which partners with Islander Watersports to offer excursions to scuba dive reefs, coral grottoes and shipwrecks just minutes from Pinney’s Beach.—
Adrienne Jordan,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Delves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delves. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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