as in caves
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 tunnels
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but has stated that its forces are fighting militants on the outskirts of Gaza City, destroying tunnels and militant infrastructure and seizing weapons.
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Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Rounded plastic equipment prevents potential scraps and presumably is meant to prevent daredevil kids from climbing on top of slide tunnels or jungle gym towers.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Hezbollah took advantage of its win to dig tunnels and stockpile missiles for the sole purpose of attacking Israel.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
The tunnels would stretch 36 miles from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs to the Port of Houston, according to documents reviewed by ProPublica.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Israel has called Gaza City a Hamas stronghold, alleging that a network of tunnels remain in use despite several previous large-scale raids on the area throughout nearly 23 months of war.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Each is packed with historic artifacts, many pulled from underground tunnels.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Director Reinaldo Marcus Green keeps his camera low to emphasize the vastness of the tennis world bearing down on Venus, all while Richard (Will Smith) watches on, ever enigmatically, from the tunnels.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Some, like Central, have tunnels dogs can go through.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Rounded plastic equipment prevents potential scraps and presumably is meant to prevent daredevil kids from climbing on top of slide tunnels or jungle gym towers.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Hezbollah took advantage of its win to dig tunnels and stockpile missiles for the sole purpose of attacking Israel.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
The tunnels would stretch 36 miles from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs to the Port of Houston, according to documents reviewed by ProPublica.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Israel has called Gaza City a Hamas stronghold, alleging that a network of tunnels remain in use despite several previous large-scale raids on the area throughout nearly 23 months of war.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Each is packed with historic artifacts, many pulled from underground tunnels.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Director Reinaldo Marcus Green keeps his camera low to emphasize the vastness of the tennis world bearing down on Venus, all while Richard (Will Smith) watches on, ever enigmatically, from the tunnels.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Some, like Central, have tunnels dogs can go through.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnels
Noun
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The landscape includes deciduous forests as well as lakes, coves, waterfalls, and caves.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Bogong moths navigate 1000 kilometers across Australia to remote alpine caves by following the stars and Earth’s magnetic field.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The valley floor hums with cowbells and the distant whir of paragliders circling above alpine meadows—as Trümmelbach’s glacial torrents roar through limestone caverns.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Though no items were stolen from the store, Hutcheson said police determined Walker unlocked the door to the caverns and the store.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Tunnels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnels. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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