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
So where fiber connections may be expensive to make (think rivers and ravines, for instance), or where permitting is very challenging, FSO could provide just the solution.
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
Seventeen years after welcoming their youngest, on Sept. 14, 1982, Princess Grace died of a brain hemorrhage in a Monaco hospital after suffering a milder hemorrhage behind the wheel of her car, veering off the road and plummeting more than 100 feet down a ravine.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
According to Brown, Hurricane Michael damaged 80 percent of the park’s namesake trees, but through a project with the Florida Park Service and Atlanta Botanical Garden, seeds obtained from living trees are being grown and planted in the ravine habitat at Torreya State Park.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
Seventeen years after welcoming their youngest, on Sept. 14, 1982, Princess Grace died of a brain hemorrhage in a Monaco hospital after suffering a milder hemorrhage behind the wheel of her car, veering off the road and plummeting more than 100 feet down a ravine.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
According to Brown, Hurricane Michael damaged 80 percent of the park’s namesake trees, but through a project with the Florida Park Service and Atlanta Botanical Garden, seeds obtained from living trees are being grown and planted in the ravine habitat at Torreya State Park.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravine
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Continue reading … TRAGEDY STRIKES – Helicopter crash kills Arizona man and 3 nieces on wedding day after canyon collision.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Two men convicted of the 2021 fatal shooting of a man whose body was found near a City Heights canyon trail were sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The South is filled with natural wonders, from dramatic gorges and massive cave systems to beautiful wetlands and pristine beaches.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Further down the gorge of TikTok depravity, there are things like TCC, or the True Crime Community, an online subculture that’s been tied to actual school shootings.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Minimalist 11-foot-tall Styline windows frame picturesque views sweeping from the valley to the Vegas skyline and mountains beyond.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Temperatures could end up 15 degrees below average for much of the Plains, Midwest and portions of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravine. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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