Thesaurus results for GROTTOES

grottoes

noun

variants also grottos

plural of grotto

as in caves

a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend

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Recent Examples of grottoes 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 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 To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes. —

Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Feeling cool mud squish between toes, stepping on pine needles and exploring meditation caves, scent stations and dark rooms transform a routine walk into an immersive experience.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
But Key Largo is a former coral reef, with thousands of caves and crevices in which pythons take shelter, making snakes unreachable when breeding or hiding from a dog.

— Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026