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
But the initial rupture appears to have occurred closer to where the tunnel and pipe connect at the top of the hill.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
All the incidents occurred near the Point Richmond tunnel, and all involved him either groping the victims or attempting to pull off their clothes, police said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Picking out forests and planets across the tunnels.
—Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
Bryant opened the contest, quickly entering the floor through the smoky locker room tunnel and connecting on his first dunk, a baseline 360-degree windmill dunk.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
All the incidents occurred near the Point Richmond tunnel, and all involved him either groping the victims or attempting to pull off their clothes, police said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Picking out forests and planets across the tunnels.
—Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
Bryant opened the contest, quickly entering the floor through the smoky locker room tunnel and connecting on his first dunk, a baseline 360-degree windmill dunk.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tunnel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnel
Noun
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Part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, this trail is a geological wonderland, boasting hexagonal rock columns and secret caves that wouldn't look out of place in a dinosaur's backyard.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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As the 14-year-old child of a poor family in 1858, Saint Bernadette experienced numerous apparitions of a young woman in a cave or grotto, seemingly the Virgin Mary, asking for a chapel to be built on the site.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The 100-acre limestone cavern has more than 17 miles of underground passageways and is home to Mega Zip Lines tour, Mega Quest ropes course, Mega Walking tours and Mega Tram tours.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
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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
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How the cold has played a role This weekend, when two women and a teenager were randomly attacked in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, with one pushed onto the subway tracks, the NYPD pointed to the recent prolonged cold snap as a cause of the uptick.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Storefronts are papered with red envelopes, subway riders carry bags laden with fruit, and the multiple Chinatowns across the city’s boroughs have a renewed, bustling energy.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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