variants
also cañon
as in ravine
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides
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Recent Examples of canyon
Even when the Warriors clawed back within 10, the deficit felt like a canyon.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
In Pacific Palisades, already less isolated after the extension of Sunset Boulevard and the 1937 opening of Pacific Coast Highway, single-family homes ventured farther up the canyons.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The mudslide sloshed into the canyon early Jan. 27, forcing the closure of SR-27.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2025
The canyon’s famed Navajo Sandstone formations are traversed by several dozen climbing routes.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Feb. 2025
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
In Pacific Palisades, already less isolated after the extension of Sunset Boulevard and the 1937 opening of Pacific Coast Highway, single-family homes ventured farther up the canyons.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The mudslide sloshed into the canyon early Jan. 27, forcing the closure of SR-27.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2025
The canyon’s famed Navajo Sandstone formations are traversed by several dozen climbing routes.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyon
Noun
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The Gorge is monitored by two snipers on annual rotations, each stationed on opposite sides of the ravine.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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These structures dot a ravine that functioned as a natural route between the nearby coast and other inland settlements, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The film portrays the story of two professional operatives, played by Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, working on opposite sides of a gorge.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Image ‘The Gorge’ Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy star as two special agents stationed on either side of a dangerous gorge who start to bridge the gap in this action-romance directed by Scott Derrickson.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a video from February 2017, Bishop shows off the compound, pointing out fruit trees and a cluster of tents pitched on a knoll overlooking a green valley.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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The lithium in the brine beneath the brilliant white Atacama salt flat, which stretches out across the valley floor, has become a global resource.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyon. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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