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tunnels

NOUN

covered passageway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

channel hole mine pit shaft subway underpass

STRONG

adit burrow crosscut drift passage tube

WEAK

crawl space crawlway hole in the wall

VERB

dig a passage through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burrow

STRONG

excavate mine penetrate sap undermine

WEAK

scoop out

Antonyms

STRONG

strengthen

Example Sentences

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Or the 14 miles of tunnels that were dug for a giant particle accelerator in Texas, only for Congress to pull the plug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island is closing due to crumbling underground tunnels and other infrastructure problems, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Wormholes are often imagined as tunnels through space or time — shortcuts across the universe.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Frustrated by traffic, Musk founded The Boring Company in 2016, initially as a SpaceX subsidiary, with grand promises of transforming urban transportation through a network of underground tunnels.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“I can’t believe that you used to sneak around tunnels filled with dead people,” Rio said with a shiver.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti