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caverns

noun

plural of cavern

as in caves

a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface a cavern with beautiful stalactites

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Recent Examples of caverns The opening installation unfolds in a cornucopia of mezzanines, double-height caverns, walkways, and arched windows that give on to the street. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 Even if drawing it down to these levels doesn't collapse the salt caverns, flows would slow considerably once the caves close in on empty. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Elsewhere, El Yunque’s rainforest trails and the limestone caverns of Río Camuy Cave Park highlight the island’s ecological range. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026 There was always a descent into the noticeably cooler stone caverns where the wine is aged underground. — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026 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 While the lake is said to have been discovered in 1905 by a 13-year-old boy named Ben Sands, the surrounding caverns were used by the Cherokee long ago—20,000-year-old jaguar tracks have also been found there. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026 Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns. — The Editors, Vulture, 27 June 2026 There is a parallel track in Sanders’s life; one that leads towards the deep caverns of the manosphere. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

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But what will keep viewers tuned in is the interpersonal drama that spills into these characters’ interactions even in the midst of terror and trying to escape the caves.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Their headlamps piercing the watery dark, the group swims along (only Sara has accepted a life jacket), admiring the bats and stalactites while Wat reminds them to respect the caves.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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Boats depart from here for island tours, including to the famous Blue Grotto and other smaller grottoes and coves.

— Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
For Reykjavik native Gulla Jónsdóttir, the Aurora Borealis phenomena, molten-red erupting volcanoes, black sand shores and hot water grottoes were part of everyday life growing up.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 May 2026

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