as in valley
an area of lowland between hills or mountains
there are some deeply wooded denes in that part of Northumberland
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Recent Examples of dene
The facts, again, are simple: Denes, 32, came home one night in February 2014 to find signs of a burglary in nearly every room of her home.
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Vinny Vella, Courant Community, 4 May 2017
Vinny Vella, Courant Community, 4 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dene
valley
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It was built between the walls of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and has a lower volume capacity than Blue Mesa Dam, an earth-fill dam that was constructed in a lower valley.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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These walls block the view of the house for a six footer standing down in the valley.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Dene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dene. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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