as in gigantic
of a building or room
resembling a cave in spaciousness; very significant in size
We toured the cavernous airplane hangar. The dance was held in a cavernous hall. a cavernous auditorium
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Recent Examples of cavernous
One stage is set in a cavernous chest cavity with a festering, skyscraper-sized heart at its centre.
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The course’s signature 16th hole is a par 3 with a tee shot over a cavernous quarry, a test of both skill and nerve alike.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In the summer of 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, both Arsenal and Liverpool had the strange mischance to lift silverware in empty stadia: Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions in an Anfield devoid of fans, while Arsenal won the FA Cup final in a cavernous, echoing Wembley Stadium.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
The space, not as cavernous as the 7,600-square-foot Animae a couple miles away, is not conversation-friendly, and the just-a-smidge-too-loud music doesn’t help.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The course’s signature 16th hole is a par 3 with a tee shot over a cavernous quarry, a test of both skill and nerve alike.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In the summer of 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, both Arsenal and Liverpool had the strange mischance to lift silverware in empty stadia: Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions in an Anfield devoid of fans, while Arsenal won the FA Cup final in a cavernous, echoing Wembley Stadium.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
The space, not as cavernous as the 7,600-square-foot Animae a couple miles away, is not conversation-friendly, and the just-a-smidge-too-loud music doesn’t help.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavernous
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Reid Neumann, the director of marketing for GPS Hospitality, handed Baker a gigantic check.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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Joe gives El the location where Emery is going to seal a gigantic drug deal the next day.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 June 2025
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The sixth installment in Warner Bros. and New Line’s long-running horror property, in which people die in increasingly insane incidents, is a huge hit.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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This is the second mayoral cycle in a row where New York has had a huge Democratic primary field.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Researchers have documented large decreases in seed dispersal in forests where Asian needle ants are present.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
10 June 2025
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Monday night's attacks came 24 hours after Russian forces targeted regions throughout Ukraine with more than 470 attack drones -- one of the largest aerial strikes of the war, according to Ukraine's air force.—
Jason Volack,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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DeBlois dials the cuteness quotient back somewhat while giving this massive animal a genuine presence.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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While riggers hung massive lights and construction workers assembled the stage on a grueling day before Tyler Childers‘ June 2024 concert at the United Center, three young locals showed up: Cheryl, Larry and Ted.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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The enormous success of Prey showed us that the best Predator stories may be the truly standalone ones.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Each of the 15 adults-only villas has an enormous deck and plunge pool, and includes features like fire pits and indoor-outdoor showers.—
Jake Emen,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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Secretly Group was founded in Bloomington, Indiana in 1996 and its vast roster includes Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, Mitski, Japanese Breakfast, Angel Olsen and many more and the labels Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, Saddest Factory Records and Secretly Canadian.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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The hybrid online program offers an in-depth exploration of the secondhand textile system, focusing on how vast quantities of clothing end up in Africa.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 June 2025
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Around one-third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished, including those in Southeast Asia, where China operates a colossal fishing operation.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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In early 2025, the company made a breakthrough with the colossal woolly mouse, sharing parts of the woolly mammoth’s DNA and proving the scientists’ ability to recreate complex genetic combinations that took nature millions of years to create.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Related article Scientists created a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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The young adults enjoyed a juicy burger, a mammoth chicken pesto sandwich and the porketta sandwich topped with spicy giardinera, which is one of my favorite sandwiches in the Twin Cities.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
12 June 2025
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavernous. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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