as in valley
a narrow valley
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Recent Examples of glen
In terms of materials, Brown describes their creation as a result of her early success, pointing to 2002’s Figures in a Landscape 2, her six-foot by almost seven-foot painting that sends you back to one of Fragonard’s forest glens, with the female in the gaze of the lurking male.
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Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
Aromas of a gorse glen, wet forest, cranberries.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The glen runs straight through the distillery in an earth-floor warehouse, granting it instant exposure to its naturally abundant environment.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Beyond the loch itself, guests can head out on foot to explore the hills and glens of The Trossachs National Park.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 25 June 2024
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Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
Aromas of a gorse glen, wet forest, cranberries.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The glen runs straight through the distillery in an earth-floor warehouse, granting it instant exposure to its naturally abundant environment.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Beyond the loch itself, guests can head out on foot to explore the hills and glens of The Trossachs National Park.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glen
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,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some deep valleys and yawning canyons descend more than 3,000 feet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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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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But more than 24,000 square miles where these states converge around the Mississippi was untouched by the ice sheets, leaving hills and dales to roll freely, secreting forest-banked rivers and sandstone sentinels.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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Hollywood’s leading performers, venturing into the dark vale of middle age, have often been kindly treated by directors of photography, if not by screenwriters.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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EchoStar’s deal last year to sell Dish Network to DirecTV — then majority-owned by AT&T — was scrapped after EchoStar bondholders rejected the debt-exchange terms that would have reduced the vale of their holdings.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 Aug. 2025
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Towering canyon walls rise on either side of the river, while the cave itself is a small, shadowed recess in the rock.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Badlands, North Dakota North Dakota’s Badlands is known for its rugged landscape, including sweeping hills, prairie grasses, canyons and rock formations, as well as native wildlife.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the Dominican Republic, 12 provinces are on red alert due to possible flooding of rivers, streams and ravines as well as flash floods and landslides.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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His aged dog disappears and is later found dead at the bottom of a ravine.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Watson Lake: Enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding, or simply relax and take in the beautiful scenery around this stunning lake surrounded by ancient granite dells.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2025
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The boys both love hotels and taking family trips to the dells or the bay beach.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Glen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glen. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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