Thesaurus results for TUNNEL

tunnel

noun

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 one light at the end of the tunnel for him is his bond with his friend Aemon. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026 Down to their last two outs, the Loganville baseball team could only recall the message that senior Jake Boland had delivered to the team in the tunnel prior to restarting the Class 5A championship game after a three-hour rain delay. —

Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 27 May 2026 Plus, airports, train stations, bus terminals, bridges, tunnels and ports compress massive crowds into tight, fast-moving spaces. —

Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 But local villagers say miners typically stay in the tunnels for several days, and likely brought food and water with them. —

Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tunnel

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Noun

In Manatí, near a chain of Taíno caves and the Tortuguero Nature Reserve (the island’s only natural lagoon), Efrén David Robles is expanding the idea of what Puerto Rico offers beyond San Juan’s beaches and El Yunque National Forest.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Exploring the caves of Phang Nga Bay by kayak is another memorable highlight.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026