as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing
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Recent Examples of ravine
Here, visitors will find dramatic cliff views, wooded ravines, and miles of hiking trails that wind through oak and hickory forests.
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Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Sheriff’s officials were on scene investigating for several hours overnight, while work crews struggled to pull the heavy truck out of the ravine.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 22 Aug. 2025
One who haunted the Waukegan River ravine and used it to get to the city’s downtown library was favorite son Ray Bradbury, whose home on St. James Street was near the ravine.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
But the armed groups that succeeded him still control huge swathes of the surrounding hills, where the Garcia ravine that claimed Sara Millerey weaves around dusty apartment blocks.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Sheriff’s officials were on scene investigating for several hours overnight, while work crews struggled to pull the heavy truck out of the ravine.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 22 Aug. 2025
One who haunted the Waukegan River ravine and used it to get to the city’s downtown library was favorite son Ray Bradbury, whose home on St. James Street was near the ravine.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
But the armed groups that succeeded him still control huge swathes of the surrounding hills, where the Garcia ravine that claimed Sara Millerey weaves around dusty apartment blocks.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravine
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Typical diurnal winds prevailed with westerly/up canyon, gusting near 20 MPH, observed in the afternoon.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The helicopter then lands inside the canyon, where participants start their epic journey on the river to the infamous Eyjafjallajökull volcano, past glaciers, waterfalls, and basalt columns.—
Mia Taylor,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Over time, the powerful current carved out massive gorges and canyons, including the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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The 876-foot-high New River Gorge Bridge, which crosses the eponymous gorge, is also billed as one of the longest single-span steel arch bridges in the Western Hemisphere.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Aug. 2025
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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,
10 Sep. 2025
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The valley was carved by water flowing into the large Jezero Crater, which also held a lake billions of years ago.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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