variants
also cañons
as in ravines
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides
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Recent Examples of canyons
The film is also the director’s love letter to a bygone Los Angeles era, a lost world of louche glamor, with actors, directors, hippies, and hustlers roaming the city’s studio lots, canyons, and hills.
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Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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
All these activities are enhanced by the world-class, award-winning amenities at Red Ledges, beginning with the scenic, 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, which showcases winding canyons, dramatic red rock cliffs, and stunning mountain vistas.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Some deep valleys and yawning canyons descend more than 3,000 feet.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
This 300,000-acre Utah wildland along the Green River just north of Canyonlands National Park is a gem — a fretwork of slickrock canyons along the river.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Homeless encampments with open flames in canyons are ignored, despite posing a massive fire risk.
—Cole Marting, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
The drama continues to unfold in lower canyons into December.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
Nearby, visitors can explore waterfalls, hiking trails, dramatic coastal rock formations, redwoods, fern canyons and many more quiet nature and outdoor activities.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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
All these activities are enhanced by the world-class, award-winning amenities at Red Ledges, beginning with the scenic, 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, which showcases winding canyons, dramatic red rock cliffs, and stunning mountain vistas.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Some deep valleys and yawning canyons descend more than 3,000 feet.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
This 300,000-acre Utah wildland along the Green River just north of Canyonlands National Park is a gem — a fretwork of slickrock canyons along the river.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Homeless encampments with open flames in canyons are ignored, despite posing a massive fire risk.
—Cole Marting, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
The drama continues to unfold in lower canyons into December.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
Nearby, visitors can explore waterfalls, hiking trails, dramatic coastal rock formations, redwoods, fern canyons and many more quiet nature and outdoor activities.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyons
Noun
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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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Michael Anderson, executive director of the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, said with results from Senjem in hand, landowners will be able to take action to stop sediment from ravines on their properties.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Apart from the gorges and cliffs, the area features beautiful waterfalls and rock shelters.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Gates of Lodore trip, as it’s known, will cover 44 miles through three dramatic gorges—Lodore, Whirlpool, and Split Mountain—and two dozen mostly mild rapids in this remote, geologic wonderland along the Colorado-Utah border.—
John Briley,
Outside,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As a result, a Universe with dark matter has twice the number of fluctuation peaks-and-valleys in both the cosmic microwave background’s spectrum and also the power spectrum of large-scale structure than a Universe with normal matter alone.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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These can be low-lying areas in your yard, such as slopes or valleys, that are colder than higher or sheltered areas, such as at the top of a hill or near a brick retaining wall.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The surrounding mountains are just pink rock piles sprouting cacti from their crevices.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Most vacuums are fit for the job with an attachment suited for getting into small crevices.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Canyons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyons. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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