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
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
Researchers said a thigh bone found in the cave had bite marks suggesting the person may have been killed or scavenged by a predator, the Reuters news agency reported.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Brazil’s current president has thus far refused to cave to the pressure, strongly defending his country’s democratic process and rule of law.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The Creature carries Elizabeth's bleeding body to a cave.
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But Díaz-Balart, who sits on the House appropriations committee that helps draft spending bills, insists Republicans won’t cave to demands and is adamant short-term extensions are not the solution.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
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Ice Castles in Silverton and Cripple Creek are a beloved stop for Coloradans and visitors to celebrate winter with slides, towers, tunnels and caverns.—
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One of the directors of the Chinese cave training, veteran astronaut Ye Guangfu, also participated in a 2016 CAVES training in a European cavern.—
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Costco also submitted a traffic-impact analysis by Boise consulting firm Kittelson & Associates, indicating the development would generate just shy of 7,000 new vehicle trips per day.—
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The city reversed course and put the matter out to bid but ultimately rejected a proposal by Nikki Beach after saying its representatives missed a deadline to submit documents.—
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Cedar Creek Spa, an 18,000-square-foot wellness wonderland, and its grotto pool alone are worth the visit.—
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For example, one Santa with hearing loss told grotto visitors that his cochlear implants were, in fact, microphones for speaking to their hardworking elves.—
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Less than a week later, however, Democrats resumed their old habits and capitulated to congressional Republicans to end the government shutdown, reminding everyone that despair is, in fact, a persistent theme of liberal politics.—
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Colombia capitulated within hours, and the crisis was resolved.—
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The tour, however, was beset with social media backlash.—
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The program, started in 2017, was beset by cost overruns and slipping deadlines.—
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The Newsom administration claimed that between 7,000 and 12,000 people would be eligible for the program, and some counties feared that they would be overrun by petitions.—
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The situation in el-Fasher was dire even before the RSF overran it this week.—
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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