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Recent Examples of nullah
Until a few years ago, much of the city’s sewage was released untreated into the Ganges via public drains, or nullahs, which discharged along the same bank as the ghats, where people habitually bathe.
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Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
The project involves the diversion of a nullah which is a lifeline for the area.
—Manish Chandra Mishra, Quartz, 10 June 2021
Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
The project involves the diversion of a nullah which is a lifeline for the area.
—Manish Chandra Mishra, Quartz, 10 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nullah
Noun
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The concrete gully gave us a cool car-racing scene in the movie Grease, but a rare natural urban oasis was turned into a 51-mile eyesore snaking through the city.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2026
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Martin acknowledged piling bison carcasses in a gulley for erosion control.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Pair it with Khaite’s slinky white maxi dress and Toteme’s luxe leather trench, then slip into Schutz’s matching kitten heels to drive the all-white look home.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
9 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
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The building was built in a wadi.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2022
Noun
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Embark on a Hozugawa River boat cruise, a scenic 90-minute journey through forested ravines once used to transport goods—including sake and rice—into Kyoto.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Dec. 2025
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At one point, a horse and rider jump over a ravine, and the rider is pulled to safety, but the horse just… vanishes.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Officials said Sturluson, 23 – who was experiencing homelessness – was shot May 1 after asking the teen and Curtis to stop firing into a arroyo, or dry creek, that was close by.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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And while our street was close enough to the national forest that bears and bobcats were not uncommon sights, it was also separated from it by a dry arroyo and five blocks of houses in between.—
Josh Eells,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This would be the main source of irrigation, fed by the roof gutters and a rain chain hanging from the house.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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Clear gutters of leaves and debris that can attract insects and pick up twigs and leaf litter where spiders can hide near the house.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
4 Dec. 2025
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The incident occurred in a remote area of the Mineral Bottom canyon outside of Moab, the Grand County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Both are easy day trips, close enough for a sunrise hike or an afternoon drive through red rock canyons.—
Tamara Gane,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
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In the 1910s, Bisbee packed some 35 nationalities onto ledges and into its gulches and streets, with Mexican and Balkan miners among the largest groups, most of them working at Phelps Dodge’s Copper Queen Mine.—
Masha Hamilton,
Longreads,
19 Feb. 2026
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Three rock climbers were ascending a sport climbing route in a Colorado gulch when one of them fell to their death, officials said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Nullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullah. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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