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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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They have complicated relationships, but there’s nothing better for ironing things out than creeping together through dark tunnels by flashlight, hoping that nothing jumps out at you, engaging in weightless banter as you go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

These long, winding, canal-like tunnels, big enough for boats, are nothing short of the subterranean answer to the city’s boulevards, with an unexpected, if somewhat infernal, majesty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

When mining operations shut down after roughly 80 years, they left behind more than empty tunnels.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

“With the way things were falling down around our ears, I wouldn’t be surprised if the tunnels all collapsed.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin