as in cavern
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels
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Recent Examples of cave
Jack Guy, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
After the 17th Mickey is presumed to have perished in an ice cave, an 18th is prematurely printed out, leading to a duplicate situation that’s supposed to result in the automatic execution of all copies.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
And was cruising in Game 5 until the roof caved in on him and everybody else.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Steep hills with sweeping views drop away into deep valleys, dotted with caves covered by a blanket of dense forest.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
After the 17th Mickey is presumed to have perished in an ice cave, an 18th is prematurely printed out, leading to a duplicate situation that’s supposed to result in the automatic execution of all copies.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Even Walmart, the country’s largest private employer of black workers, caved to Robbie Starbuck and the anti-woke brigade.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
And was cruising in Game 5 until the roof caved in on him and everybody else.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
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Scott spent two to four days in each location, experiencing some of the world’s most stunning underwater landscapes, like the caverns and blue holes in Gozo, Malta, and the tropical waters near Miami, Florida.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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This is one of several misconceptions about nuclear energy: America’s nuclear waste is not buried in a mountain or tucked at the bottom of a deep, rocky cavern.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
25 Nov. 2024
Verb
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According to Us Weekly, Julianne eventually submitted to drug testing and was granted permission to see her children again.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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State insurance regulators require companies to submit financial reports regularly, which include details about assets, liabilities, and claims reserves.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The trail underneath the grotto closed for the same reason.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Located on the grounds of St. Bernard Abbey, the only Benedictine monastery of men in the state, the grotto is a landscaped hillside covered in 125 miniature stone and cement replicas of famous buildings from all over the globe.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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That said, publicly accusing Zelenskyy of not capitulating to Putin’s nuclear threats only encourages Putin to make them again and perhaps even carry them out.—
Anthony Lake,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Instead, United capitulated, turning in what remains the worst defeat of Farke’s tenure.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Journal story was focused on the legal and financial woes that beset Bryant, who was battling Alzheimer’s.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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In New South Wales, Australian Defence Force personnel, state emergency services and police were pre-positioned in the Northern Rivers – an area beset by flooding in recent years.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Later that year, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah’s extradition and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that saw diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S. severed.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Early on, hospitals were overrun with COVID-19 patients and only admitted critical cases.—
Keydra Manns,
Essence,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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