subways

Definition of subwaysnext
plural of subway

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subways
Noun
  • Gardiner noted that Russian forces could respond by extending overhead netting onto vulnerable highways, similar to the anti-drone tunnels already appearing on roads closer to the front.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Video from the mission showed rescuers squeeze through small, claustrophobic tunnels inside the cave.
    Nick Duffy, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • With 30 miles of trails suited for all levels, there are so many ways for visitors to explore the rocky spires, grasslands, and talus caves—Bear Gulch Cave to the east and Balconies Cave to the west.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
  • In December 2017, Said took some of his executives on a corporate retreat on the Iranian island of Qeshm, a fishing community with salt caves, mangrove forests, and dramatic canyons.
    Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Water is a constant threat The men became trapped during an expedition to find gold within the cramped and muddy underground caverns.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
  • Their birth was a crucial waypoint on math’s inexorable march from the numbers and shapes that people encounter in everyday life into ever more abstract caverns of thought.
    Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
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