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 According to the individuals, guests first entered the venue and walked through a tunnel that featured photos of Swift and Kelce throughout the years, from childhood through their relationship together. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 July 2026 The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 That cross-sea bridge and tunnel project is one of the Pearl River Delta's biggest transportation projects. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 As rain pummeled the lawn in front of the Hatch Shell in Boston, thousands crammed underneath a nearby tunnel to stay dry. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tunnel

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Baykara added that more archaeological evidence is needed to understand whether the Üçağızlı II cave was an outlier or not.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The research centers on fossil evidence discovered inside a cave in what is now Türkiye called Üçağızlı II.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

Definition of cave

Noun

Down a dark stairway is the murky world of Bronc’s Tack Room bar, a cavern with pool tables and the usual Stockyards amusements.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
To keep up, the property has opened a campsite adjacent to the caverns for RV camping, cabin camping, and classic tent camping.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Definition of cavern

Noun

When Chanel sent a camel half-zip and a pair of jeans down the runway (ahem, subway platform) to open their pre-fall show, the look was an instant fan favorite.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026
Many bus riders live in neighborhoods historically underserved by transit — large stretches of eastern Queens, southeast Brooklyn, the eastern Bronx, and Staten Island, where residents often live far from subway stations.

— Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

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