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also gulley
as in trench
a long, narrow cut or low area in the ground that water moves through when it rains
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Recent Examples of gully
Rilles are long, shallow gullies carved by flowing lava.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2024
The namesake of this Balboa Park gully isn't a tree at all.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
Inside, the labyrinth was made of dark doorways, steep-sided gullies, dead ends, and sudden sunlit openings.
—Aminatta Forna, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
The sprawling blaze — which officials say was sparked after a man pushed a burning car into a gully and then fled — was only 12% contained as of Sunday night.
—CBS News, 29 July 2024
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2024
The namesake of this Balboa Park gully isn't a tree at all.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
Inside, the labyrinth was made of dark doorways, steep-sided gullies, dead ends, and sudden sunlit openings.
—Aminatta Forna, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
The sprawling blaze — which officials say was sparked after a man pushed a burning car into a gully and then fled — was only 12% contained as of Sunday night.
—CBS News, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gully
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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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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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California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 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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Instead, consider investing in gutter clips, velcro ties, removable adhesive hooks, or even temporary plastic conduits to mount the Christmas lights.Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Its copper gutters will eventually patina over time, a conscious choice that's meant to accentuate the beautiful cedar shake roof.Alexis Clinton, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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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.Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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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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“Gully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gully. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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