as in caverns
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve
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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 -
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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Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Hale traverses mountain trails, excavates court records, and reflects on his family’s roots in the region to examine the unexpected connections between the two events.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Earth from caves, including geological moonmilks, helped fashion the creation.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
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No matter how comfortable your pants, shirt, or shoes are, a bra that digs or pokes can transform any outfit into an overstimulating disaster.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
11 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
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“Delves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delves. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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