as in cave
a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc.
The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain. The moles dug tunnels in the yard.
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Recent Examples of tunnel
As court adjourned, the migrants first had to walk through the tunnel of armed agents, most of whom donned neck gators covering their faces.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Explore the Maastricht Underground, a mysterious labyrinth of caves and tunnels, or browse books beneath soaring vaulted ceilings at Boekhandel Dominicanen, a bookstore housed in a 700-year-old church.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
By camouflaging among civilians—placing weapons, tunnels, and command posts in and under hospitals, schools, mosques, and apartment buildings—Hamas has committed an act of dehumanicide.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours: West 13th Street: tunnel closed between West Truman Road and I-670 East
A tunnel is closed on West 13th Street in Kansas City from West Truman Road to I-670 East.
—Kansas City Star Bot
updated July 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Explore the Maastricht Underground, a mysterious labyrinth of caves and tunnels, or browse books beneath soaring vaulted ceilings at Boekhandel Dominicanen, a bookstore housed in a 700-year-old church.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
By camouflaging among civilians—placing weapons, tunnels, and command posts in and under hospitals, schools, mosques, and apartment buildings—Hamas has committed an act of dehumanicide.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours: West 13th Street: tunnel closed between West Truman Road and I-670 East
A tunnel is closed on West 13th Street in Kansas City from West Truman Road to I-670 East.
—Kansas City Star Bot
updated July 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnel
Noun
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Today, portions of the cave still remain unseen by humans.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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The concept represents China’s cultural history combined with the Spirit of Ecstasy and the fluid nature of imperial silk. Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Stepping outside of the caves, the Phantom Extended’s Ningye Purple paintwork is inspired by the skies above the Great Wall of China.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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More suddenly, these two fall down into a literal and metaphoric well of trouble, a hidden entrance to an underground cavern laden with secrets as well as a pool of clear water that looks safe enough to drink.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Upstream from Metropolis are other historic landmarks like the Kincaid Mounds Archeological Site and Cave-in-Rock, a large cavern that once sheltered the notorious Samuel Mason and his pioneer-era river pirates.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Video captures floodwater blanketing a train in a subway station as 50 million people in the New York and New Jersey region were under a flood watch.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Like a lot of New York City residents, my local subway station is essentially another room in my apartment.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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