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also gulley
as in trench
a long, narrow cut or low area in the ground that water moves through when it rains
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Recent Examples of gully
Officials added that a piece of smoldering material may have been blown into an adjacent, dry gully and caused the rekindling.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Water surged over a gully running through the Valencian town, ripping apart roads and tearing down walls of homes.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The Park fire ignited on July 24 after officials say a man intentionally pushed his burning car into a gully.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
Prosecutors say he was spotted pushing a burning car down a nearby gully before the fire broke out.
—Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 July 2024
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Water surged over a gully running through the Valencian town, ripping apart roads and tearing down walls of homes.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The Park fire ignited on July 24 after officials say a man intentionally pushed his burning car into a gully.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
Prosecutors say he was spotted pushing a burning car down a nearby gully before the fire broke out.
—Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gully
Noun
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The company recommended rebuilding the road and sidewalk and adding better preventative measures, such as drainage trenches or pipes, to make sure surface water didn’t create more problems in the future.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2025
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For days, workers with mechanical diggers have been preparing long trenches for burials.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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The mudslide sloshed into the canyon early Jan. 27, forcing the closure of SR-27.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Strong winds interact with the topography in dangerous ways, flowing down into ravines like the rushing waters of a mountain stream after heavy rains.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Spokane Valley Fire Department Firefighters rescued an Uber driver on Wednesday afternoon after her car plunged into a ravine in Spokane Valley, Washington.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2024
Noun
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New geophysical surveys and coring of the wadi would shed more light on the hydrological aspects of the area, while other surveys might reveal where the eastward tunnels of the pyramid lead.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
5 Aug. 2024
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The building was built in a wadi.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2022
Noun
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Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage. Pests and diseases.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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The state pays for a roadway 18-feet wide, not including curbs and gutters.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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Guiding me into the highlands for red deer, a 300-pound ungulate that lives above timberline amid the picturesque heather, is John Caithness, an affable fifty-something veteran stalker who knows the many hidden coulees and pastures of the estate where stags tend to frequent.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Following last year’s Bridge fire, which scorched habitat in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River, 503 rainbows — in addition to Santa Ana speckled dace, Santa Ana sucker and arroyo chub — were relocated to nearby streams, Evans said.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Flowers included arroyo lupine and California poppies.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Oct. 2024
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From this elevation west across the deep gulch that existed was one of the toughest pulls of the entire trail.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiere, did Wim’s dad seem to find him pretty quickly, considering that that gulch was a long speeder bike ride away from home?—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Gully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gully. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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