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
There was that ring around the moon and the sycamores and maples turned yellow in the canyons.
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Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
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
Captured in the canyons of Arizona, the image reveals how flickering light dances across textured stone, creating fleeting moments of beauty only found in the shadows.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
And that's especially true when visiting parks with canyons.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Evacuation warnings have been lifted in two zones west of Pope Valley Road and Aetna Mine Road, but orders remain in effect across seven others, including areas northeast of Silverado Trail and into Swartz and Palisades canyons.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The train runs alongside the Colorado River and through a series of canyons with dramatically steep and rugged rock walls as windows frame mountain vistas, desert cliffs, and rock formations.
—Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Raging killer currents will be possible in side canyons and narrow slot canyons.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Out in the deserts, below in the oceans, high in the mountains, deep in the canyons.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
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
Captured in the canyons of Arizona, the image reveals how flickering light dances across textured stone, creating fleeting moments of beauty only found in the shadows.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
And that's especially true when visiting parks with canyons.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Evacuation warnings have been lifted in two zones west of Pope Valley Road and Aetna Mine Road, but orders remain in effect across seven others, including areas northeast of Silverado Trail and into Swartz and Palisades canyons.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The train runs alongside the Colorado River and through a series of canyons with dramatically steep and rugged rock walls as windows frame mountain vistas, desert cliffs, and rock formations.
—Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Raging killer currents will be possible in side canyons and narrow slot canyons.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Out in the deserts, below in the oceans, high in the mountains, deep in the canyons.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyons
Noun
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At the same time, the ravines have become junkyards, where home appliances, grocery carts, bald tires, grass clippings and autumn leaves have been dumped.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The tracks led north and east now, angling and twisting through the timber, across ravines and small draws, avoiding parks and passes, heading generally into the wind.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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 journey runs the entire length of Australia from south to north, covering 1,851 miles and traversing dramatic gorges and curious rock formations of the ancient mountains of the Flinders Ranges.—
Alesandra Dubin,
AFAR Media,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The body feathers in Figure 2 are the hills and valleys between Maunder Minimum and Modern Maximum.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Forecasters say the marine layer is likely to spread to the inland foothills and valleys, cooling areas like Escondido, where the high is predicted to be 80 on Tuesday, 76 on Wednesday and Thursday, and 79 on Friday.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Remove the cushions and vacuum both sides and the crevices where the back and sides join.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pests can make their way into these small crevices easily, so keeping your appliances clean and free of food will prevent bugs from feasting in your kitchen.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Canyons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyons. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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