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noun

Definition of defilesnext
plural of defile
as in ravines
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage the cattle, once they were cornered in the defile, were quickly rounded up

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verb

present tense third-person singular of defile
1
as in pollutes
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable supplies of meat that had been defiled by maggots

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as in violates
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect art conservators were careful not to do anything that might defile the holy relic

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  1. violates
  2. canyons
  3. valleys
  4. passes
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  • The automaker filed the suit on Thursday asking the US District Court in the Central District of California to declare the decision by UAW Local 230 in Los Angeles to take a strike authorization vote violates terms of the contract reached last fall.
    Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Regional experts, including some Israelis, are warning that a new archaeology bill approved by the Israeli government to expand the country’s Antiquities Authority’s jurisdiction to sites in the West Bank violates international law, and could bring sanctions, reports The Art Newspaper.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of violates
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  • Those who don't have the proper tires or feel anxious about driving up the canyons are being asked to take public transportation or shuttles.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The colorful living space is as vibrant as blue skies and Red Rock canyons surrounding it.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of canyons
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  • In rural Appalachia, where landslides scarred slopes and water thundered into narrow valleys, damage from Helene is severe and recovery slow.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The valleys on the moon's edge create two of the most spectacular sights during a total solar eclipse — Baily’s beads and the diamond ring, the last bits of the sun visible just before and the first just after totality.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of valleys
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  • If Proposition 33 passes, cities would be given the green light to control rents on any type of housing, including single-family homes and new apartments.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If Proposition 33 passes, cities would be given the green light to control rents on any type of housing, including single-family homes and new apartments.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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