variants
also cañon
as in ravine
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides
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Photos show the department and bystanders helping the injured hiker and video shows a rescuer and the hiker strapped to a stretcher as a helicopter hoists them out of the canyon.
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Fish, float, or raft the San Miguel River The San Miguel River carves a scenic and storied path through Telluride’s box canyon.
—AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
Farther afield, the hotel can arrange mountain biking, rafting, and other high-adrenaline adventures in the Tara River Gorge—the second-largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon—located a 3.5-hour drive north.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Other coyotes lay claim to parks, canyons, hills and golf courses that dot the urban landscape.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Fish, float, or raft the San Miguel River The San Miguel River carves a scenic and storied path through Telluride’s box canyon.
—AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
Farther afield, the hotel can arrange mountain biking, rafting, and other high-adrenaline adventures in the Tara River Gorge—the second-largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon—located a 3.5-hour drive north.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Other coyotes lay claim to parks, canyons, hills and golf courses that dot the urban landscape.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyon
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The lovely gorge setting makes Screw Auger a popular place to visit in the summer.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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There are also a number of other waterfalls—including Cane Creek Falls and Piney Falls—as well as streams, gorges, and dense forests.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 May 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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The more recent the song, the more likely that the rerecording will sit in an uncanny valley, not quite different, but not quite the same.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyon. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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