as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
the gulch floods in the spring with the runoff from the mountains, so wait until later in the summer to hike it
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Recent Examples of gulch
The gulch and the forest around it became a bonfire pit waiting for a spark.
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Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
But years of deforestation and the introduction of invasive species such as black wattle and eucalyptus radically changed the area around the gulch.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The book is written in the second person, addressing the protagonist’s daughter, a decision that imparts a desire for understanding, to cross the gulch that has opened between them.
—Naomi Huffman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2024
Take your time — for here in the gulch, far removed from the day-to-day world, time is deep and still.
—Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
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Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
But years of deforestation and the introduction of invasive species such as black wattle and eucalyptus radically changed the area around the gulch.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The book is written in the second person, addressing the protagonist’s daughter, a decision that imparts a desire for understanding, to cross the gulch that has opened between them.
—Naomi Huffman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2024
Take your time — for here in the gulch, far removed from the day-to-day world, time is deep and still.
—Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulch
Noun
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Several viewpoints offer vertigo-inducing views into the canyon and the river far below.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Critics also point to the way the stunning property is used, with the ocean not coming into play enough and the large canyon only really being used on one hole.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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
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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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“Gulch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulch. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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