as in caverns
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a long-forgotten grot by a shepherd boy
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The town of about 600 sits at the northern foothills of the Smoky Mountains and offers hiking, caverns and Silver Falls, the tallest subterranean cascade in the eastern United States, according to World Atlas.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025 -
Other locations that inspire quiet immersion include the cenotes of Mexico, where sunlight filters through ancient limestone caverns, and the tranquil waters of Amed, Bali, a favorite of free-divers.—
Vanita Salisbury,
AFAR Media,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the 1930s, amid fears the palace collection would be seized by Japan’s Imperial Army, many of the treasures were evacuated to other cities and spent years on the road, sometimes hidden in temples and caves on the way.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The study reveals as urbanization increasingly encroaches upon bat-safe caves, invasive, city-dwelling rats are likely to follow.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Grots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grots. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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