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grotto

[grot-oh] / ˈgrɒt oʊ /


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Then the stage lit up to show a carved-out cave in a cliffside, housing an absolutely killer all-femme backing band in the grotto and a full company of dancers in every hue of the Americas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Word from the grotto is that this year Hot Wheels, slime, Transformers and unicorns are all still topping the request lists.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

They lived in the tiger grotto and were fed at the Art Deco-style Lion House, built for the original Fleishhacker Zoo by the Works Progress Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

At the side of the playground, there was a square of lawn, with a grotto – a small shrine centred on a statue of Mary.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Day and night they heard the muffled thud of the picks above and dreamt of the collapse of the grotto and of every ghastly eventuality.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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