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
Video emerged online showing a red Ferrari shooting out of a tunnel along the highway at a high speed, slamming into a concrete barrier where the road curved and erupting into flames.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Michigan Public Service Commission granted the relevant permits in 2023, but a coalition of environmental groups and Michigan tribes has filed a lawsuit seeking to void state permits for the tunnel.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Using a 90° Roll Angle creates the Asteroid view, which puts video captured by the bottom lens at the center and surrounds it with video from the top lens, while -90° does the opposite and creates a tunnel effect that puts the sky in the center and the ground around the edges.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
The property also became known for its network of private tunnels that allowed guests to move discreetly throughout the resort.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Michigan Public Service Commission granted the relevant permits in 2023, but a coalition of environmental groups and Michigan tribes has filed a lawsuit seeking to void state permits for the tunnel.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Using a 90° Roll Angle creates the Asteroid view, which puts video captured by the bottom lens at the center and surrounds it with video from the top lens, while -90° does the opposite and creates a tunnel effect that puts the sky in the center and the ground around the edges.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
The property also became known for its network of private tunnels that allowed guests to move discreetly throughout the resort.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnel
Noun
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Nearly all the instructions were relayed electronically from the director’s cave and translated by a bilingual assistant director.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Emma does have some great activities planned with one bus going to make (bleck) cheese and another to go exploring caves.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The gap between what Greg and I did—and, more importantly, thought about—became a gigantic infuriating cavern for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hard-core adventurers can opt for the Wild Cave Tour, a four-hour exploration that takes you a mile deeper into the bowels of the caverns.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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This episode is bookended by moments that, in the context of the show, could have been seen as sweet, supportive, or revelatory but, given all that’s happened since filming, now look worse than three-week-old mac ’n’ cheese on a subway platform.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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Other features include glass subway tile, a stainless steel farm sink and bronze mesh cabinet fronts.—
Saleema Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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