as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
a cavity in the lawn where a tree stump had been removed
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Recent Examples of cavity
While more studies are needed to prove that marijuana smoke can cause mouth cancers, the reality is that breathing in a burning material of any kind is not good for the lungs and mouth, said Clonan, who led a January study that found a high risk for cavities and tooth loss among marijuana users.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Emergency personnel responded and found Phelps had suffered a single gunshot wound in her right upper arm and the bullet had gone into her chest cavity below her armpit.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
The bullet entered her chest cavity.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Each pit is roughly the size of a small storage cavity, and while the band appears continuous when sighted from a distance, closer inspection reveals that it is broken into sections, separated by gaps that allow foot traffic across the mountain.
—New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2025
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His absence left yet another hole in the quartet featuring him, Ball, Knueppel and Bridges.—
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Plunging directly in the frigid lake via holes carved in the ice.—
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Those two losses were part of a disappointing 1-3-1 homestand that put a dent in their previous home-ice dominance and put them in arrears in their chase for a playoff spot.—
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Even at the presidential level – where personal legacy should, in theory, be most sensitive – scandals barely leave a dent.—
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The buoyant spirit is also aided by Karla Grotting’s effervescent choreography, the Seuss-faithful designs of Tom Butsch and David Kay Mickelsen, and a nine-piece pit orchestra that enhances the moods with some effective musical underpinning beneath the dialogue.—
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The highest profile match-ups in the 94 categories — and the most anticipated by far — pit Beyonce, who has a field-leading 11 nominations against Swift, who has six.—
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And what is the second derivative, or the concavity, of the potential during those same relevant e-foldings of inflation?—
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Antonio Stradivari, for instance, carefully tinkered with the geometry of his violins—the relative concavity of the back and the front, the thickness of the wood—to produce his legendary results.—
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“Cavity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavity. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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