valley

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Recent Examples of valley Those who trek to Ojai, California, located in a valley amidst the Topatopa Mountains about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles, are likely to find many ways to enjoy Mother Nature. Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025 Starting in July, the islands transform into a sea of hydrangeas, with vibrant white, blue and purple blooms lining roads and valleys. Emese MacZko, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 These early cosmic hills and valleys extend millions of light years across, and in the billions of years after the ACT snapshot, gravity pulled their denser regions inwards to birth stars that then formed the first galaxies. Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025 The clashes are a sign of growing tensions at the Lebanon-Syria border, northeast of the Beqaa valley, where predominantly Shiite Lebanese villages have seen skirmishes with Syrian soldiers in recent weeks. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for valley
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valley
Noun
  • Immigration Canyon is one of those classic, great motorcycle canyons.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Many of the park’s main canyons and stunning rock features were carved by glaciers over millions of years.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Baboons respond with sharp warning cries that echo through the ravine.
    Julia Eskins, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Thrill seekers and novice hikers alike will get the best views of the gorge, river, and waterfalls from the 80-foot-high suspension bridge.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Murphy proved her adventurous spirit in Zimbabwe, taking on the gorge swing — a 70-meter free fall over the Zambezi River at Victoria Falls.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In terms of materials, Brown describes their creation as a result of her early success, pointing to 2002’s Figures in a Landscape 2, her six-foot by almost seven-foot painting that sends you back to one of Fragonard’s forest glens, with the female in the gaze of the lurking male.
    Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Easing out of Glasgow Central station, the Glasgow-to-Mallaig line follows the mighty River Clyde before darting into the wild glens of Loch Lomond.
    James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Apply to the hollows of your cheekbones, jawline, and temples to amplify bone structure.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
  • In the end, Irving (John Turturro) uncovers the truth about Helena, aggressively outing the Outie by nearly drowning her in the hollow.
    Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The 2021 Caldor Fire raced toward the South Lake Tahoe neighborhood of Christmas Valley, tucked in a secluded vale.
    CalMatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The wind blew briskly over the glacier, and the vale echoed with the sound of frozen boulders crashing down the slopes.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Look at Georgie’s gorgeous kids and the lovely hills and dales of Wales.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
  • As flushing and pointing breeds pound the uplands for miles, retrievers make repeated swims in icy water or hounds run over hill and dale, their bodies shift from using carbs for quick energy needs to tapping into fat as an energy source.
    Brian Lynn, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2020

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“Valley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valley. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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