Thesaurus results for TUNNELS

tunnels

noun

plural of tunnel

as in caves

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 tunnels There’s a pleasant absurdity to the advertisements for JAŸ-Z30 that are currently found across New York’s subway tunnels. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026 The storm surge that flooded lower Manhattan inundated streets, subway tunnels and water and sewage lines. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026 Eliminate Wood-to-Soil Contact One of the primary ways termites enter a home is by moving directly from their tunnels to any wood that touches the soil. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026 The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Large vents, openings, and aerodynamic tunnels dominate the rear bodywork, creating a sense of lightness despite the car’s width. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Weeks after overflows from Atlanta’s sewer tunnels contributed to the deaths of thousands of fish on the Chattahoochee River, the city’s Department of Watershed Management says its investigating another fish kill on a different river. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 1 July 2026 Had the trolls toiling in the darkest tunnels of the internet shown up at her actual doorstep? — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026 While many burrows are harmless, tunnels located directly beneath patios, steps, retaining walls, or foundations can contribute to erosion and structural concerns over time. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 June 2026

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The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument contains caves that have been used as shelters by nomadic peoples for thousands of years.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
The researchers successfully recovered ancient human DNA in samples taken from five of the 11 caves.

— Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 2 July 2026

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Discoverers Of Raccoon Mountain Caverns Of course, the caverns pre-date human discovery, but their benefits were being enjoyed even before the caverns were opened.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

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