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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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Look for blazer-like details like the ones in Aritzia’s The Constant coat, or the sharp lines punctuating Another Tomorrow’s double-faced trench.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Now, after Musk confirmed a bitcoin and crypto price game-changer, traders and analysts are speculating whether Musk wading back into the bitcoin trenches of X increases the chances of a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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One of the coolest hikes within the park is Mosaic Canyon, which leads hikers into a narrow canyon with smooth, steep walls.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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To dig deeper into the park, consider trekking through The Narrows, a slot canyon where the walls of Zion Canyon rise 1,000 feet up while pinching to 30 feet wide at certain points.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
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It's described by the forest service as encompassing forested slopes, sandstone cliffs and narrow ravines.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
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The Park Fire began July 24 at a park in Chico when a man pushed a burning car down a grassy ravine in 100-degree temperatures.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 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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Examine plumbing fixtures, pipes, the roof, and gutters for leaks.Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2024
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Unlike other permanent accent light solutions, where they're integrated into gutters or hidden in eaves, Nanoleaf's solution is clearly visible.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 20 Nov. 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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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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The Owyhee Canyonlands, with stunning red gulches, winding rivers and a moon-like landscape where a volcano with a caldera once 600 times larger than Mount St. Helens erupted, stands as the largest unprotected wilderness area in the American West.Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
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“Gully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gully. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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