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
In the first half alone, Dalton also fumbled the ball away on a scramble at the Buffalo 20 and then had a tunnel screen intercepted deep in his own territory.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Any light at the end of the tunnel on that?
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
Exterior walls of the tunnel are being rebuilt to fix drainage issues.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
His algorithm easily found Rupert tunnels for nearly every one.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Any light at the end of the tunnel on that?
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
Exterior walls of the tunnel are being rebuilt to fix drainage issues.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
His algorithm easily found Rupert tunnels for nearly every one.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnel
Noun
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Just one of those caves, known as the Tour Cave, is open to the public.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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As the unloved surviving son of a cruel father, he was approached by a wizard who offered him gold to secretly feed a mysterious hedgehog-faced monster in a cave.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Housed inside a former bowling alley, this colorful cavern of cottons and bolts has become a destination for crafters everywhere.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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During the winter months, golden eagles and bald eagles are seen around the cavern area too.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2015, Girls actress Allison Williams traversed the New York City subway system dressed as Belle from Beauty and the Beast (1991), looking uncannily similar to the princess.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Its existence began as a beef between the Hess family — German immigrants who owned large plots of land in this part of Manhattan — and the city, which seized most of their land in the early 1900s to build the subway.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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