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Recent Examples of coulee
Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants.
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Guiding me into the highlands for red deer, a 300-pound ungulate that lives above timberline amid the picturesque heather, is John Caithness, an affable fifty-something veteran stalker who knows the many hidden coulees and pastures of the estate where stags tend to frequent.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Another Chilean volcano with impressive coulees is Aucanquilcha (see above), near the Chilean-Bolivian border.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Atop that mesa, hidden in a sandstone coulee, our campfire burned a hole in the darkness.
—Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2020
Sagebrush steppes are cracked by muddy coulees hiding pines where the spring snow lingers.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
The region is marked by rolling prairie, steep coulees, and a smattering of cropfields, making it the perfect place to grow trophy bucks, and to sneak up on them.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 12 Sep. 2019
Camping: One of the best ways to experience coulee country in eastern Washington is to camp.
—John Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
Writer John Nelson introduces us to the coulees (deep ravines) of Washington state in a piece that opened my eyes (again) to the idea that a place that looks like nothing is often quite something.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2019
Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Guiding me into the highlands for red deer, a 300-pound ungulate that lives above timberline amid the picturesque heather, is John Caithness, an affable fifty-something veteran stalker who knows the many hidden coulees and pastures of the estate where stags tend to frequent.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Another Chilean volcano with impressive coulees is Aucanquilcha (see above), near the Chilean-Bolivian border.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Atop that mesa, hidden in a sandstone coulee, our campfire burned a hole in the darkness.
—Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2020
Sagebrush steppes are cracked by muddy coulees hiding pines where the spring snow lingers.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
The region is marked by rolling prairie, steep coulees, and a smattering of cropfields, making it the perfect place to grow trophy bucks, and to sneak up on them.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 12 Sep. 2019
Camping: One of the best ways to experience coulee country in eastern Washington is to camp.
—John Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
Writer John Nelson introduces us to the coulees (deep ravines) of Washington state in a piece that opened my eyes (again) to the idea that a place that looks like nothing is often quite something.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coulee
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Flowers included arroyo lupine and California poppies.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Shortly after some removals, arroyo chub, another native fish, started moving upstream, Jacobson said.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
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The monument will begin at Painted Canyon near the eastern edge of the Coachella Valley, where rocky hills and canyon walls are washed in light pink, red, gray, brown and green hues.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The 3-mile out and back hike is moderate, climbing 300 feet over a ridge before descending into a desert canyon, which directs water into an oasis that supports surprisingly lush flora, including the eponymous palm trees.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
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Officials added that a piece of smoldering material may have been blown into an adjacent, dry gully and caused the rekindling.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Water surged over a gully running through the Valencian town, ripping apart roads and tearing down walls of homes.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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If that's not an option, either crouch down inside your car while protecting your head or leave the vehicle and take cover in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Then their decayed remains began to turn up in the dense national forest that surrounds Placerville, dumped behind rocks or deep in ravines veiled by towering pines.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Re-signing Austin Corbett and Cade Mays to compete at center is a logical, cost-effective strategy that seems to align with the way the Panthers will approach their already expensive trench group.Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainian drones observed some Russians advancing as far as a key trench anchoring Ukrainian positions just east of Leonidovo in the no-man’s-land along the 250-square-mile salient Ukrainian troops occupy in Kursk.David Axe, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiere, did Wim’s dad seem to find him pretty quickly, considering that that gulch was a long speeder bike ride away from home?Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
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The skies are the star attraction at Clear Sky Resorts Bryce Canyon, a new property set in a quiet gulch just 16 miles southeast of Bryce Canyon National Park.Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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In 2010, 158 people died when an Air India Express aircraft overshot a runway in Mangalore, India, and plummeted into a gorge before erupting into flames, according to the safety foundation.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The woman, who was with her boyfriend at the time, recalled hitting a rock with her foot before plunging down the gorge near Panther Creek Falls.Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Coulee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coulee. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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