Thesaurus results for GROTTO

grotto

noun

ˈgrä-(ˌ)tō

as in cave

a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend

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Recent Examples of grotto From the mud baths of Lo Specchio di Venere to Bagno Ascuitto’s hot-steam grotto, Pantelleria’s fringes constitute a natural spa with gurgling thermal waters. —

Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026 For example, one Santa with hearing loss told grotto visitors that his cochlear implants were, in fact, microphones for speaking to their hardworking elves. —

Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 The hillside grotto where Jesus and Mary are said to have rested is open to visitors but on a recent afternoon was deserted – with burned out candles evidence of prayers but not a single visitor. —

Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025 One mansion, four sales The massive resort-style pool in the backyard is flanked by adult palms, a jumbo chess set, fire features, and a waterfall with a grotto below and a hot tub on top. —

Ray Parisi, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grotto

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This research can enable highly functional, autonomous, tiny aerial robots for critical humanitarian applications, such as search and rescue, combating poaching and cave exploration.

— Nitin Sanket, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
The discovery of a canine jawbone in a cave in southern England suggests that dogs were domesticated 5,000 years earlier than previously thought.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026