subways

Definition of subwaysnext
plural of subway

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subways
Noun
  • The store is redolent with the aroma of warm chocolate and an ambience evoking the agricultural roots of cacao with plants and growing tunnels.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Images from the home's basement show portions of 19th-century tunnels.
    Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Before Monday, the last time the caves were open to the public was 2015.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In the area with cold plunging and a sauna, the walls undulate with patterns that change color, designed to evoke arctic caves and volcanic rock.
    Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This extensive network of limestone caverns and underground waterways carved by the Río Camuy will reopen to the public in 2026, after being closed due to Hurricane Maria and then closed again after Hurricane Fiona.
    Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
  • These caverns under sidewalks could be used for storage, and circular pieces of thick glass in the sidewalk added natural light to these eerie underground chambers.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Subways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subways. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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