Thesaurus results for TUNNEL

tunnel

noun

Definition of tunnel

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 Is luxury seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in China? — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The ‘Beautiful Six’ By August 2024, Israeli troops had spent months advancing through Rafah and were concentrating on the tunnels under the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood, where Hamas commanders were believed to be hiding. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Though the pedestrian tunnel serves as an underground stage for Williams, the violinist is anything but a pedestrian. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 In the early stages of infestation, these trees are only identifiable by sawdust at their base, sap on the trunk, or tunnels under the bark. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tunnel

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Noun

The original plan called for a more complex full-size puppet, but the schedule changed dramatically after Nolan and production designer Ruth De Jong found a real cave in Greece.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
There are cellars with vintages dating back to the 1880s and old wine caves covered in mildew and mold, which were a dream for a wine lover like me.

— Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of cave

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright has warned that drawing the reserve down too far could damage the salt caverns where the oil is stored.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
While many have described the halls of the Colorado Convention Center as windowless caverns, Levitt Pavilion will offer more of a music festival vibe — and an atmosphere much more akin to other Colorado beer festivals.

— Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cavern

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Back in 1954, during the filming of The Seven Year Itch, a still photographer had captured an image of Marilyn Monroe standing over a New York subway grate as steam lifted her white dress above her head.

— Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
The worm, however impossible to miss, is shoved, bumped, and pushed around with everyone else in the stifling subway car.

— Deadline, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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