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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
Once a fire gets into the canyons, the fire just gets concentrated and all of the oxygen from being pulled through the canyon just fuels it.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday morning and afternoon, winds will be the strongest west and north of Los Angeles, mostly in the mountains and higher canyons, where gusts could reach 50 mph to 70 mph.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Disney abut canyons and the Hollywood Hills.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
The Nature Friends clubhouse is perched near the end of a canyon that feels like a time warp back to the bohemian 1960s, with footbridges and quirky cabins adorned with wind chimes.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday morning and afternoon, winds will be the strongest west and north of Los Angeles, mostly in the mountains and higher canyons, where gusts could reach 50 mph to 70 mph.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Disney abut canyons and the Hollywood Hills.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
The Nature Friends clubhouse is perched near the end of a canyon that feels like a time warp back to the bohemian 1960s, with footbridges and quirky cabins adorned with wind chimes.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyon
Noun
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California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.—
Virginia Iglesias,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The phenomenon results from rapid tidal currents squeezing between two gorges, making the water rush as quickly and dramatically as, well, a waterfall, only horizontally.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia New River Gorge National Park packs an adventurous punch in its svelte 73,000 acres, protecting 53 miles of the class IV New River and the steep, rocky gorge around it.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sandy and gravelly soils predominate on the valley floors, providing excellent drainage for the vines.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Winds could gust up to 70 mph in the mountains and 50 mph along the coast and in the valleys, the NWS says.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyon. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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