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Recent Examples of dell
Watson Lake: Enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding, or simply relax and take in the beautiful scenery around this stunning lake surrounded by ancient granite dells.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2025
The boys both love hotels and taking family trips to the dells or the bay beach.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Fractured and rounded by years of geological upheavals and exposure to the sculpting effects of weather, the dells are a cluster of nooks, crannies and blind curves interrupted by the course of Boulder Creek.
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Mare Czinar,
The Arizona Republic,
7 Mar. 2024
To stay warm, avoid sleeping in any dips, dells, or washes, as cold air will sink and settle into them (and onto you).
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Diana Helmuth,
Outdoor Life,
29 Nov. 2023
Perhaps an out-of-place twinkle from deep in the rustle of some bushes, or a delicate rainbow in the light of the local dell.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2022
Hi-ho-a-dario a spoiler in the dell!
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
12 July 2022
The dell flourished for years until a big storm in 1995 toppled the trees.
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Carl Nolte,
SFChronicle.com,
24 Oct. 2020
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2025
The boys both love hotels and taking family trips to the dells or the bay beach.
—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Fractured and rounded by years of geological upheavals and exposure to the sculpting effects of weather, the dells are a cluster of nooks, crannies and blind curves interrupted by the course of Boulder Creek.
—
Mare Czinar,
The Arizona Republic,
7 Mar. 2024
To stay warm, avoid sleeping in any dips, dells, or washes, as cold air will sink and settle into them (and onto you).
—
Diana Helmuth,
Outdoor Life,
29 Nov. 2023
Perhaps an out-of-place twinkle from deep in the rustle of some bushes, or a delicate rainbow in the light of the local dell.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2022
Hi-ho-a-dario a spoiler in the dell!
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
12 July 2022
The dell flourished for years until a big storm in 1995 toppled the trees.
—
Carl Nolte,
SFChronicle.com,
24 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dell
Noun
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He’s watched side canyons turn from waterlogged moonscapes to glens home to trees with full canopies.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Pause for lunch, then drift through fishing villages, beaches and glens that define Donegal’s rugged character.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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,
19 June 2026
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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,
19 June 2026
Noun
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At Garland Ranch, trails climb from the Carmel River through oak woodland, chaparral and shaded canyons with the sort of views that drew people to California in the first place.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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The Colorado River Headwaters Byway is an 80-mile National Scenic Byway that winds through mountain towns, passing alpine lakes, hot springs, and canyon overlooks.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Noun
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To compensate for winter’s period of lean rations, however, flatties gorge in spring to ease their wake-up hunger pangs and again in fall to gain weight like bears preparing for hibernation.—
Keith Sutton,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
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This beloved New York State summertime tubing run starts at Table Rock and sends riders through a stunning chasm that cuts through a gorge.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Inside, there’s a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, while outside, a stone staircase leads up to the rooftop for views that stretch across the valley (highly suggest popping up at dawn or golden hour).—
Lucrezia Worthington,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 June 2026
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The front nine plays through a scenic, rolling valley while the back nine plays through the towering pines of the forest.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
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The pitch, as expected, appeared to have lost its spite nearing lunch when Latham, who had hung tough for 74 deliveries, tried turning Jofra Archer to the leg side but found a leading edge that Jacob Bethell superbly snatched out of the air at gully.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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On June 6, 1966, on a stretch of Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi, a portly, middle-aged white man named Aubrey Norvell stepped out of a gully, lifted his shotgun and fired three shots at James Meredith, a Black civil rights activist and Air Force veteran.—
Aram Goudsouzian,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Her journey takes her to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Mary’s journey takes her far beyond that familiar estate — to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The fiberglass artworks built by the Ángeleses are enormous, measuring nearly 8 feet tall, 9 feet wide and 4 feet deep, and visually stunning against the hills and dales of Sonoma Valley.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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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
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“Dell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dell. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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