Thesaurus results for TUNNELS

tunnels

noun

plural of tunnel

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 Degrading Iran’s war machine The larger munitions would have likely been used to penetrate underground facilities, destroy missile launch bunkers, and collapse tunnels or storage depots. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026 Passengers waiting for flights at Dubai International Airport were ushered into train tunnels. —

Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026 Flights in and out of Dubai International Airport were interrupted after passengers were ushered down into train tunnels as several blasts were heard and the alert sounded. —

ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026 To follow Johnson's formula, blend a few garlic cloves and chili peppers with water, strain the mixture, and then spray it directly into mole tunnels. —

Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026 Key nuclear sites like the one in the central city of Isfahan — believed to, in deep underground tunnels in the mountains, contain enough uranium for up to 10 atomic bombs — have been largely left alone. —

Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Passengers waiting for flights at Dubai International Airport were ushered into train tunnels. —

Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 Mud tunnels, or shelter tubes, about the width of a straw, on the foundation, floor joists, and other parts of the house are signs of a colony. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026 The Israeli military says this was one of a honeycomb of tunnels underneath the enclave, all of which will need to be destroyed before reconstruction can begin. —

Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026

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The first French cheese to receive Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, it is aged in limestone caves and inoculated with Penicillum roqueforti, which imparts its distinctive taste.

— Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Poke around the freshwater caves, which feature prominently in the local legend of Princess Popoalaea, who was allegedly killed there by her cruel husband.

— Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026