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
But years of deforestation and the introduction of invasive species such as black wattle and eucalyptus radically changed the area around the gulch.
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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
Army commanders note that artificial intelligence and drones cannot hold territory or manage resupply in soggy gulches where electricity and clean water are scarce.
—Damien Cave Mark Abramson, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
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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
Army commanders note that artificial intelligence and drones cannot hold territory or manage resupply in soggy gulches where electricity and clean water are scarce.
—Damien Cave Mark Abramson, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulch
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Valles Marineris, located along Mars' equator, is the largest canyon in the Solar System.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Brave the canyon walls of Ribeira dos Caldeirões, rappelling through waterfalls into hidden pools, or skip through into the clear waters off Vila Franca do Campo, where whales and dolphins skim beside your boat.Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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This week's episode, which aired on TV Wednesday and was available to Paramount+ subscribers Thursday morning, saw competitors cross an arctic lake in kayaks and hold their bodyweight to cross a ravine in a zipline-style challenge.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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From there, a bridge spans a short ravine into one of the lushest and most wooded portions of the trail.Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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But after a mishap and with the unseen evil lurking in the depths below, the budding romance morphs into a rescue mission when Levi falls into the gorge and Drasa dives in to the abyss to try and save him.Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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When their security is breached, Levi falls into the gorge and Drasa goes after him.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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This is where an ice storm could hit in the US this weekend Wind alerts are in effect for gusts up to 50 or even 60 mph on Saturday through much of California’s northern and central valleys.Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Opus One 2013 Oakville Napa Valley Founded by Robert Mondavi and Baron Phillippe de Rothschild in 1978, Opus One was one of the first international collaborations in Napa Valley and one of the valley’s first cult wines.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Gulch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulch. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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