as in caverns
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 caves
Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Earth from caves, including geological moonmilks, helped fashion the creation.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
This could happen when miners go into caves.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
Visitors tend to kayak around the caves, visiting some of the sandy beaches and 21 islands scattered in the area.
—Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026
The quieter counterpart to Reykjavik and the Golden Circle, with geothermal pools, lava caves, waterfalls and small coastal towns drawing a fraction of the south’s tourist traffic.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The incident occurred in the Vaavu Atoll, where the group of five had been attempting to explore a series of underwater caves at a depth of around 165 ft, according to a statement from Italy's foreign ministry.
—Mohamed Junayd, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Travelers encounter small towns, lava caves, waterfalls and natural hot springs, with dramatically fewer crowds than along Iceland’s more famous routes.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
My game time was split between exploring an expansive, pixel-rich overworld map and tight puzzle-dense, monster-riddled caves and dungeons.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
Noun
Unpredictable strong currents, narrow passageways in the caves and pitch-black darkness made the operation extremely challenging, Shareef said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Earth from caves, including geological moonmilks, helped fashion the creation.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
This could happen when miners go into caves.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
Visitors tend to kayak around the caves, visiting some of the sandy beaches and 21 islands scattered in the area.
—Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026
The quieter counterpart to Reykjavik and the Golden Circle, with geothermal pools, lava caves, waterfalls and small coastal towns drawing a fraction of the south’s tourist traffic.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The incident occurred in the Vaavu Atoll, where the group of five had been attempting to explore a series of underwater caves at a depth of around 165 ft, according to a statement from Italy's foreign ministry.
—Mohamed Junayd, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Travelers encounter small towns, lava caves, waterfalls and natural hot springs, with dramatically fewer crowds than along Iceland’s more famous routes.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
My game time was split between exploring an expansive, pixel-rich overworld map and tight puzzle-dense, monster-riddled caves and dungeons.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caves
Noun
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The garter snakes survive Manitoba's severe winters by hibernating in a network of limestone crevasses and caverns below the frost line.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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They’re designed to be that way and will probably continue to function as sonic caverns so long as current aesthetics are in fashion.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Sure enough, when the latest round of vendor selection gets underway, the vendor submits their bid.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Instead, the group submits invoices for services like marketing, for instance, to the TDC, which then pays the vendor directly.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Noun
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For Reykjavik native Gulla Jónsdóttir, the Aurora Borealis phenomena, molten-red erupting volcanoes, black sand shores and hot water grottoes were part of everyday life growing up.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The grottoes, just a half-mile in, are well worth visiting to see an example of the erosive powers of water and time.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Verb
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High yields slow economies and weigh on prices for stocks, cryptocurrencies and all kinds of other investments.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Characteristically, Czernowin’s control of timbre, texture, and structure yields a kind of cataclysmic grandeur.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Verb
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After Jamie Gittens overruns the ball, Jorrel Hato picks up the pieces and reworks the move out wide to Cole Palmer.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pythons are constrictors, known to grip prey in their jaws, coil around it, then squeeze until the victim capitulates.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Caves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caves. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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