variants
also grottos
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
To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes.
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Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grottoes
Noun
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The landscape includes deciduous forests as well as lakes, coves, waterfalls, and caves.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Bogong moths navigate 1000 kilometers across Australia to remote alpine caves by following the stars and Earth’s magnetic field.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The valley floor hums with cowbells and the distant whir of paragliders circling above alpine meadows—as Trümmelbach’s glacial torrents roar through limestone caverns.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Though no items were stolen from the store, Hutcheson said police determined Walker unlocked the door to the caverns and the store.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Grottoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grottoes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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