Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coulees
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This atmosphere would have enabled liquids to flow on its surface, creating the channels and gullies that scientists can still observe today.—
Christopher Carr,
The Conversation,
13 Nov. 2025 -
Wind is hurrying the sand along the gullies of the road.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Nov. 2025
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At the time, authorities said the 71-year-old retail tycoon had fallen from a height near the Salnitre caves in Collbató, a wild natural area known for steep cliffs and ravines.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Madeira’s cliffs and ravines are difficult enough that many walking holidays there are guided and focused on one part of the island, including the eight-mile forest hike through Ribeiro Frio.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
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Mesa Verde continues to hold great cultural significance for the 27 pueblos and tribes whose ancestors once called the canyons, farms, cliffside and mesa dwellings home or who have other ties to the area.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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From glowing skies to giant reefs, massive canyons, towering mountains, and roaring waterfalls, the planet’s greatest natural wonders show just how powerful and diverse nature can be.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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That's where the Pacific Plate beneath Japan forms the two trenches — the Japan Trench and Chishima Trench — that have caused many large quakes in the past.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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Many parents shared stories from days of being deep in the newborn trenches and how family members stepped up to help them.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The beauty, indeed, pulls it into the gulches of noir.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Weil, the author of three previous books, alternates between a lengthy letter Silas scribbles to his son, Elisha, a teenager still in Pennsylvania, and a gory reckoning (narrated in the third person) among peaks and gorges during the autumn of 1849.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2026
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Most long-distance Amtrak trains feature Sightseer Lounges with floor-to-ceiling glass domed windows, perfect for taking in the soaring desert canyons, rugged mountain ranges, and towering river gorges, all from the comfort of your seat.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Conversely, major troughs in the jetstream will form on either side of that giant ridge, one in the Pacific Northwest and another right over New England.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Possible mosquito breeding areas can include fish ponds, swimming pools, spas, standing water, tree holes, containers, bird baths, roof gutters, pet water bowls, street gutters, wading pools and watering troughs.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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The jean is available in light and dark washes.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Modern washing machines have rows of buttons and knobs with multiple cycles, washes, and settings.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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“Coulees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coulees. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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