as in cavern
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 cave
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Neville recently recounted his scary multi-night stay in a dark cave in Oregon, Michelson rounded up the best outdoor festivals, and Murphy wrote about the countless ways to explore Costa Rica.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
Daniella Silva, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Recently, some CEOs have caved and announced their company’s divestment from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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Noun
But in the cool cave, the child’s remains were protected from Puglian heat and therefore well preserved.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Neville recently recounted his scary multi-night stay in a dark cave in Oregon, Michelson rounded up the best outdoor festivals, and Murphy wrote about the countless ways to explore Costa Rica.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
The roof caved in and an entire wall of bricks was blown away, scattering hundreds of red bricks on the ground.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Recently, some CEOs have caved and announced their company’s divestment from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
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The investigative thriller is set in Burgos near the Atapuerca archaeological site, home to the Gran Dolina cavern, where the oldest evidence of human occupation in Western Europe was discovered.Jamie Lang, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Mayan title translates to cenote, a reference to the bewitching, watery caverns sprinkled throughout Yucatán.Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Rapaport did not answer further questions about the flights, advising the Statesman to submit public information requests for specifics on the subsequent flights.Chase Rogers, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Businesses have also adopted facial recognition technology to ensure that the individual submitting a document or application is the actual account bearer.Etay Maor, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Despite the family’s best efforts—for the past decade, the blankets have covered the glacier year-round—the ice grotto may only be around for a couple more years.Michael Hardy, WIRED, 26 May 2020
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The grotto can preserve cheeses up to three times longer by mimicking a cheese-aging cave’s microclimate.Kaila Yu, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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At a time when capitulating to the mainstream was regarded as selling out, R.E.M.’s move to a major label stung, as if the band had sloughed off its loyalists for the teeming masses.Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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And kudos to Tyler for never forsaking his outsider status for the sake of mainstream exposure, or capitulating to any hip-hop trends over the past decade.Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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For the most part, the government remained in the hands of more centrist politicians, although these parliamentary alliances regularly fell apart as the government was beset with both domestic and international challenges.Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Despite last year’s edition being beset by logistical challenges, organizer IFTA (Independent Film & Television Alliance) says office and exhibition space is sold out this go around.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Yes, but: That did not stop Trump from erroneously suggesting that migrants were overrunning the state and stealing jobs from U.S.-born New Mexicans.Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Right now, my 6-year-old and 3-year-old sons are building magnet block houses in our family room, which is overrun by toys and coloring books.Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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