valley

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Recent Examples of valley That could include businesses along West St. Paul Avenue, within the valley, and on Milwaukee's near west side, said Corey Zetts, executive director of Menomonee Valley Partners Inc., a nonprofit group. Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025 The variety of landscapes ranges from snowy mountains to lush river valleys, vast flatlands, and dense forests. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025 Getting permission on a field here will be really tough (maybe impossible), however Haugen says that there are good opportunities for freelance hunting in rivers and sloughs throughout the valley, where ducks roost and loaf. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025 The Taurus-Littrow valley is littered with massive boulders scattered across steep slopes. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for valley
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valley
Noun
  • When visitors look up, the red and orange hues of the slot canyon perfectly contrast the bright blue sky.
    Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Mistake: Packing too many short-sleeve shirts Pack this instead: Versatile layers The canyons trap cold air and reduce radiation from the sun.
    Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The tracks turned left in single file, and went down into a little timbered ravine.
    Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, at Victoria Falls, the Zambezi crashes into thunderous gorges below—sending mist into the air that often catches the sun in fleeting rainbows.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • With scenic vistas throughout the gorge, including a unique perspective on the famous bridge, hiking there is relatively low-intensity and well worth the payoff.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • One of the biggest temperate rainforests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail that wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Flowers brighter than the rose bloomed in the blackest of the heath for her; out of a sullen hollow in a livid hillside her mind could make an Eden.
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
  • Habitat degradation caused by feral sheep also likely played a role in its decline, reducing the availability of nesting sites in tree hollows and shrubland.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • And, far and near, through vale and hill, Are faces that attest the same; The proud heart flashing through the eyes, At sound of Rob Roy’s name.
    Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Winding through Derbyshire’s limestone dales, the Monsal Trail is an 8.5-mile ribbon cut from the old Midland Railway line.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • But more than 24,000 square miles where these states converge around the Mississippi was untouched by the ice sheets, leaving hills and dales to roll freely, secreting forest-banked rivers and sandstone sentinels.
    Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025

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“Valley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valley. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.

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