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Recent Examples of coulee
The terrain is ideal upland bird habitat, with abundant wheat and soybean fields and plenty of coulees with cover that ringnecks relish.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
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
Sagebrush steppes are cracked by muddy coulees hiding pines where the spring snow lingers.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
The region is marked by rolling prairie, steep coulees, and a smattering of cropfields, making it the perfect place to grow trophy bucks, and to sneak up on them.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 12 Sep. 2019
Camping: One of the best ways to experience coulee country in eastern Washington is to camp.
—John Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
Another Chilean volcano with impressive coulees is Aucanquilcha (see above), near the Chilean-Bolivian border.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
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
Sagebrush steppes are cracked by muddy coulees hiding pines where the spring snow lingers.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
The region is marked by rolling prairie, steep coulees, and a smattering of cropfields, making it the perfect place to grow trophy bucks, and to sneak up on them.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 12 Sep. 2019
Camping: One of the best ways to experience coulee country in eastern Washington is to camp.
—John Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
Another Chilean volcano with impressive coulees is Aucanquilcha (see above), near the Chilean-Bolivian border.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coulee
Noun
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Her soon-to-be husband waited for her where the arroyo opened to the road.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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At one still-damp arroyo, the cast-concrete components of a bridge had been tumbled 50 yards downstream from their foundation.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The institute likes spring fire testing at its site about halfway between Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina, because while summer temperatures in the South can nearly match those in the fire-prone West, the swampy humidity in July is a bad approximation to a mountain canyon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Deep in the woods, a tree had fallen over a power line, blocking the road out of the canyon and effectively shutting off all of the electricity in the immediate area.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The hole was 340 yards and had no bunkers, only a gully in front of the green.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say the mountain sees about a dozen rescues and one fatality per year, with slip-and-falls in steep gullies being a common danger.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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She was found hours later, barely alive and with a fractured skull, having been brutally raped and left for dead in one of the park’s ravines.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It should have been called swamp or something like that…trench.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The work required felling primeval trees measuring six feet in diameter and digging a deep trench through the marsh to accommodate boat traffic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The road to the potato patches — where the community grows most of its vegetables — crosses several large gulches that frequently spill tons of rock and soil onto the track, requiring regular maintenance.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tucked into the coastal bluffs just off of Highway 1, Calla Lily Valley is a small gulch that explodes with vibrancy this time of year as hundreds of shoulder-high white flowers bloom in unison.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On the way to the wadi, visitors can detour to the ruins of the frankincense capital of Samharam or drive up Jebel Samhan for a view of the clouds and a Baobao forest.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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The island’s eastern region of Lasithi is home to dramatic gorges, small mountain villages, Europe’s largest natural palm forest—and fewer crowds.—
Yulia Denisyuk,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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The key location of Rambla de Barrachina, a spectacular gorge in the Aragón province of Teruel, bares more than just a resemblance to Morocco’s picturesque landscape.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Coulee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coulee. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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