as in valley
an area of lowland between hills or mountains
settled in a lush vale in the shadow of the mountains
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Recent Examples of vale
Why should only suffering be a vale of soul-making, why shouldn’t the soul be made of this moment, too, this unremarkable moment, remember this.
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Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The property is nestled on some 3,654 acres of pristine hills, vales and fields in southeast San Jose.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
Famous for its wheat and wine, this vale on the Syrian-Lebanese border has been a breadbasket in the Levant region since the time of the Romans.
—Aisha Ahmad, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2017
This oblong maze of rocky vales straddles the arid Nevada-Oregon borderlands, in one of the least densely populated parts of North America.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
Or maybe Kyle and Whitney really are together, in the vale beyond the veil.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
His image is too immaculate for those of us futzing around in this vale of tears.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2021
Together players explore its murky vales as the party is beset by ancient evils, forbidden magic, and giant crows.
—Jess Grey, Wired, 19 May 2020
Centuries of small-scale farming have resulted in it being carved up into tiny plots separated by hills, rocky outcrops and vales.
—Ian Johnson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2019
Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The property is nestled on some 3,654 acres of pristine hills, vales and fields in southeast San Jose.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
Famous for its wheat and wine, this vale on the Syrian-Lebanese border has been a breadbasket in the Levant region since the time of the Romans.
—Aisha Ahmad, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2017
This oblong maze of rocky vales straddles the arid Nevada-Oregon borderlands, in one of the least densely populated parts of North America.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
Or maybe Kyle and Whitney really are together, in the vale beyond the veil.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
His image is too immaculate for those of us futzing around in this vale of tears.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2021
Together players explore its murky vales as the party is beset by ancient evils, forbidden magic, and giant crows.
—Jess Grey, Wired, 19 May 2020
Centuries of small-scale farming have resulted in it being carved up into tiny plots separated by hills, rocky outcrops and vales.
—Ian Johnson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2019
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“Vale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vale. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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