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
The original plans included a six-story tower, secret tunnels, a rooftop entertainment area, and a wine cellar, but Smith died of pneumonia in 1926 before his dream home was realized.
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Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
The four possible tunnel routes recommended this week include one that goes around most of the fairgrounds and along Interstate 5.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
There were loud cheers for the Eagles as Jalen Hurts led them out of the tunnel.
—Owen Hayes, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
Cognitive/Reasoning Milestones Ideally, by this age, your Elon Musk can stack two or more blocks in a model of the tunnel that his construction company built beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center.
—Cora Frazier, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
The four possible tunnel routes recommended this week include one that goes around most of the fairgrounds and along Interstate 5.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
There were loud cheers for the Eagles as Jalen Hurts led them out of the tunnel.
—Owen Hayes, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
Cognitive/Reasoning Milestones Ideally, by this age, your Elon Musk can stack two or more blocks in a model of the tunnel that his construction company built beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center.
—Cora Frazier, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for tunnel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnel
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Rent a small car or Vespa to zip around the narrow roads, discovering vineyards with volcanic soil, prehistoric villages, and underwater caves along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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One link raised in the study suggests the magnetic field disruption led to an influx of cave art, underpinned by the need for humans to seek shelter from the increase in ultraviolet rays.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
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This year, the Winter Carnival and Vulcans are also partnering with Ice Castles, which takes place in several cities across the U.S., to bring ice slides, caverns, tunnels and — yes — an ice bar to the Fairgrounds.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Jan. 2025
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Emerging from the Cinder, Jod was greeted as said Emissary, and he and the ship were lowered down into a deep, deep cavern — eventually landing at the foot of a giant vault door.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
7 Jan. 2025
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He was previously charged with sucker-punching an MTA station agent, also female, on Sept. 16 in an East Side subway station.—
Barry Williams,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The footage of the birth was posted to TikTok by a bystander, showing Saint Pierre lying on the floor of the subway car after giving birth.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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