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noun

plural of cave

as in caverns

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of cave

as in submits

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Researchers have developed cyborg cockroaches that could help deliver emergency medical care to people trapped in collapsed buildings, caves, and other dangerous locations. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 The heartbeat of the Park University women’s flag football program pulses from under the walls of limestone in the caves underneath the quaint campus. — Pj Green august 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 There were rocky caves along the steep walls of the nullah, and thickets that even a buffalo would have trouble barging through. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 Over time, this process creates fractures, caves and sinkholes. — Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026 At Yampah Spa, guests relax in caves with natural vapor, set in underground rock chambers. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026 Rock paintings in Indonesian caves could date back around 70,000 years, yet their remarkable state of preservation may be attributed at least in part to a stable microclimate, far from rain, heat, and wind. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 So a new grant, under the early-stage NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, aims to create small, flying vehicles that could explore those caves. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Shot across the teeming city streets and the majestic underground caves of Ireland, Bucking Fastard features operatic imagery from the director’s longtime cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caves

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This cushion is required at the very top of the caverns to keep the extraction pipes safely submerged in oil rather than the underlying water.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
The Energy Department has said at least 70 million barrels must remain in the reserve to safely manage the caverns.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of caverns

Verb

When a student submits a paper written by a chatbot instead of their own work, should this be considered plagiarism?

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Firewise is a national program where each community of eight to 200 homes works together to create defensible space and clear brush, agrees to continue the work annually and submits an application to Firewise USA.

— Chuck Page, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of submits

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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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Each portion of the chuleta is equally tender and juicy, the fat cap rendered so crispy, a bite yields an audible crack.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Those fiscal plans are now colliding with bond traders pushing Japanese government bond (JGB) yields higher.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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