as in cave
a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc.
The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain. The moles dug tunnels in the yard.
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Recent Examples of tunnel
The heir is also amenable to the idea of allowing his neighbors to use the tunnel to access their homes.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
The eastbound side from the tunnel to Silverthorne also closed Friday morning but reopened shortly before 7:20 a.m.
Both directions of U.S. 6 east of Silverthorne remained closed as of 8:25 a.m.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025
And several blocks of tunnel below Chinatown, dug half a century ago for the Second Avenue subway, remain a vacant, unseen taunt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
McNair watched much of Wednesday’s game from the tunnel that leads to the locker room from the Sacramento bench.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
The eastbound side from the tunnel to Silverthorne also closed Friday morning but reopened shortly before 7:20 a.m.
Both directions of U.S. 6 east of Silverthorne remained closed as of 8:25 a.m.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025
And several blocks of tunnel below Chinatown, dug half a century ago for the Second Avenue subway, remain a vacant, unseen taunt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
McNair watched much of Wednesday’s game from the tunnel that leads to the locker room from the Sacramento bench.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnel
Noun
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Thorin was the name given to a Neanderthal specimen found amongst a small group of Neanderthals that lived between 42,000 years and 52,000 years ago in the Grotte Mandrin, a cave located in southern France.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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These artifacts, found in a cave considered part of the underworld, may be connected to ideas of creation and fertility.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The valley blanketed in trees and speckled with caves and caverns combines with the peaks and hills surrounding it to create an outdoor lover’s paradise.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Over eons, water dissolved the calcium carbonate, etching deep fissures and caverns into the stone.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What better way to send a message that there are rules on the subway or bus than by enforcing them the moment someone walks through the MTA’s front door?—
David Garten,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a massive power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, knocking out traffic lights and forcing the evacuation of subway systems in both countries, among other disruptions.—
Greg Norman , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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