EXCAVATIONS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

excavations

noun

plural of excavation

as in caves

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Wailea Canyon Activity Pool is a world of its own, with seven waterslides, a lazy river, caves, and a swim-up Grotto Bar, and between that and a daily calendar of cultural activities, families are well looked after.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Arcadia Valley Missouri The hills, hollows, caves, and springs of the Missouri Ozarks all promise great fall drives.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of caves

Noun

As police in Kathmandu buried dozens of bodies in multiple trenches, Nepal’s disaster agency said that 1,003 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
In Kathmandu, police worked in heavy rain on Tuesday to bury dozens of bodies in multiple trenches next to a forested area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of trenches

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Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated, such as retention ponds or drainage ditches, with a mosquito larvicide.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The tribes also have worked together after rains to orchestrate rescue missions for chi that are trapped in puddles, offshoots and agricultural ditches.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of ditches

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Floating through crystal-clear water before hiking silently through cathedral-like caverns was easily the highlight of my time in the Mexican Caribbean and a reminder that one of the region's greatest attractions lies well beyond the beach.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
At present, lithium-ion batteries excel at short-term electricity storage (hours), but hydrogen can be stored in large quantities in underground salt caverns for months, balancing seasonal swings in renewable energy production.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of caverns

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Tarantula hawk wasps are a subtype of solitary insect that live in underground burrows.

— Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Other Animals While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of burrows

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This is just one of many parts of the course that were absolutely torn up, including an area just off the 1st green where a couple of thousand runners turned areas into mud pits.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Commanders directed operations and communicated with higher command, drivers negotiated bridges, water pits, and craters, and gunners identified targets considered the greatest threat.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of pits

Noun

The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
In fossils, tooth marks often look like punctures or furrows.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

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