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
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
These artifacts, found in a cave considered part of the underworld, may be connected to ideas of creation and fertility.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Hours earlier, Donald Trump had caved to pressure from the financial markets and announced, via social media, a ninety-day pause on many of his tariffs.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
People used it to paint objects, on cave walls and even to decorate their bodies.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
These artifacts, found in a cave considered part of the underworld, may be connected to ideas of creation and fertility.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The force of the impact caused Perez’s windshield to cave in, and the airbag deployed, state troopers said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Hours earlier, Donald Trump had caved to pressure from the financial markets and announced, via social media, a ninety-day pause on many of his tariffs.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
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The valley blanketed in trees and speckled with caves and caverns combines with the peaks and hills surrounding it to create an outdoor lover’s paradise.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Over eons, water dissolved the calcium carbonate, etching deep fissures and caverns into the stone.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Alongside Spotify, Patreon has also submitted an iOS app update that allows creators to accept payments via non-Apple methods.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
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The agency’s decision followed a lengthy process that began with a 2007 petition submitted by environmental groups and that involved several lawsuits.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Housed at Villa d’Este in Tivoli — a UNESCO World Heritage site located a one-hour drive from Rome — the grotto will reopen after nearly half a century of being closed and two years of restoration work.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Experience the Swiss-Italian culture by dining at a traditional grotto, taking a boat tour to Morcote, or simply wandering through the old town’s sleepy piazzas.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Doug Emhoff’s firm has capitulated to Trump, to the unhappiness of the former second gentleman.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Columbia University, which became a hotbed of protests over the Israel-Hamas war last year, capitulated to a similar list of demands from the Trump administration and ousted its interim president in late March.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Many recalled his legacy as the first pope from Latin America, and the first Jesuit to reach the pinnacle of church hierarchy, one who stressed humility over hubris for a church beset with scandal and indifference.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The bad behavior now is that of an erratic and volatile president, sycophantic and inexperienced Cabinet secretaries, an absentee Congress and financial market players beset with delusional expectations of bailouts.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
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There is no near-term threat Russia will overrun the Ukrainian Army if the current limited amount of U.S. aid ends, given Ukraine’s domestic armament production and assistance from European countries.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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They were overpowered and overrun in a 4-1 defeat, though the lack of quality alternatives made changes difficult.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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