variants
also cañon
as in ravine
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 canyon
From the park’s South Rim, visitors took pictures on Monday of the smoke blanketing the canyon in the distance.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
North Kaibab Trail, Phantom Ranch, and the South Kaibab Trail in the inner canyon were all closed to hikers pending assessment.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
The lodge complex consisted of a main building and 114 standalone cabins perched at some 8,000 feet overlooking the canyon.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 July 2025
The North Rim lodge was often the first prominent feature that visitors see, even before viewing the canyon.
—Felicia Fonseca, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
North Kaibab Trail, Phantom Ranch, and the South Kaibab Trail in the inner canyon were all closed to hikers pending assessment.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
The lodge complex consisted of a main building and 114 standalone cabins perched at some 8,000 feet overlooking the canyon.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 July 2025
The North Rim lodge was often the first prominent feature that visitors see, even before viewing the canyon.
—Felicia Fonseca, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyon
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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Deputies arrived to find one of the vehicles had crashed into a ravine, causing a fire, Payman said.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The fire was started by lightning Thursday on the park’s south rim, a dramatic, deep gorge carved by the Gunnison River.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
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True to her word (in this case, at least), Alex slams on the brakes, but the ’cuda — which has been on its last legs for a couple episodes now — doesn’t stop, and the car careers into the gorge.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
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Targeting trees The Mediterranean oak borer (MOB for short) mostly attacks native oaks, particularly valley oak (Quercus lobata) and blue oak (Quercus douglasii).—
James Campbell,
Mercury News,
28 July 2025
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyon. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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