Thesaurus results for TUNNELS

tunnels

noun

plural of tunnel

as in caves

a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc. The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain. The moles dug tunnels in the yard.

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Recent Examples of tunnels That trickled into the tunnels at Lincoln Financial Field after the clock hit all zeroes and into the Cowboys’ locker room, where there was screaming and loud music playing on a speaker as soon as the game ended. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 Israel launched a ground invasion following an extensive aerial bombardment of Hamas’s military infrastructure, including its vast network of subterranean tunnels. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 At the Shanghai Grand Opera House, a network of interconnected tunnels and paths support behind-the-scenes movement necessary for a building program such as this. — Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026 As much as 80% of mobile traffic originates indoors, in apartment towers, shopping centers, hospitals and transit tunnels. — Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 While roof rats make their homes in trees, rafters, and attics, Norway rats look for lower ground, digging out interconnected systems of tunnels and nesting spaces. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 17 Oct. 2026 During the 1920s and 1930s, the United States and Canada built bridges and tunnels to boost economic exchanges. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 The ‘Beautiful Six’ By August 2024, Israeli troops had spent months advancing through Rafah and were concentrating on the tunnels under the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood, where Hamas commanders were believed to be hiding. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 In the early stages of infestation, these trees are only identifiable by sawdust at their base, sap on the trunk, or tunnels under the bark. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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There are cellars with vintages dating back to the 1880s and old wine caves covered in mildew and mold, which were a dream for a wine lover like me.

— Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
Below the falls are limestone caves ripe for exploration, and hiking trails take visitors by the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery, one of the largest trout-production hatcheries in Colorado.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright has warned that drawing the reserve down too far could damage the salt caverns where the oil is stored.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
While many have described the halls of the Colorado Convention Center as windowless caverns, Levitt Pavilion will offer more of a music festival vibe — and an atmosphere much more akin to other Colorado beer festivals.

— Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

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