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Recent Examples of barranca
Clark held his nerve to the end and was right there with him, even after a rare errant shot into the barranca on the 17th.
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Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
His ball landed on the barranca, one of the steep-sided gullies at The Los Angeles Country Club.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
The Los Angeles Country Club’s barranca, a narrow gully, winds through the course, providing drainage during rainy season and a challenge to the players.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 15 June 2023
The barranca that crosses the front of the tee runs down the left side of the hole.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
Jones shifted the fairway toward the canyon rim, with little rough or foliage to stop a golf ball from bounding into the barranca.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
His ball landed on the barranca, one of the steep-sided gullies at The Los Angeles Country Club.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
The Los Angeles Country Club’s barranca, a narrow gully, winds through the course, providing drainage during rainy season and a challenge to the players.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 15 June 2023
The barranca that crosses the front of the tee runs down the left side of the hole.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
Jones shifted the fairway toward the canyon rim, with little rough or foliage to stop a golf ball from bounding into the barranca.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barranca
Noun
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In preparation for that cliff, tribal leaders in Montana have started culling bison herds to feed their community members on one reservation where the population is disproportionately food insecure.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Imposing granite cliff faces like Half Dome and El Capitan, serene meadows and forests, and the picturesque Merced River, all tend to come to mind.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The scars are beautiful and almost aerodynamic.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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The twist, so to speak, in Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s feature debut, is that the child in question is a Belgian girl growing up in rural Japan in the 1960s — a place filled with countless natural wonders, but also marked by the scars of a major war that haven’t quite healed.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Barranca.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barranca. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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