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
At Garland Ranch, trails climb from the Carmel River through oak woodland, chaparral and shaded canyons with the sort of views that drew people to California in the first place.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The drive from Las Vegas offers more to see and do along the way, including exploring narrow slot canyons in stunning Cathedral Gorge State Park and wandering through the infamous Wild West town of Pioche, Nevada.
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Taryn Shorr-McKee,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
There are vertiginous views in Dubai and calm desert minimalism in Utah, where villas are sculpted into otherworldly canyons.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
In February, the Boise City Council moved to stem future development in the city’s Foothills, vowing not to annex land deeper into the canyons north of town.
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Mark Dee
june 11,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
My parents lived in New Mexico a few years back, which inspired me to try the warm terracotta colorway to remind me of the pretty canyons.
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Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
Enjoy volcanic mountain landscapes, ranch land, grasslands, and canyons.
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Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
The 52,485-acre park, which sprawls over 82 square miles of high mesa, deep valleys and canyons, is the first home of today's Puebloan peoples.
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Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
From glowing skies to giant reefs, massive canyons, towering mountains, and roaring waterfalls, the planet’s greatest natural wonders show just how powerful and diverse nature can be.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The drive from Las Vegas offers more to see and do along the way, including exploring narrow slot canyons in stunning Cathedral Gorge State Park and wandering through the infamous Wild West town of Pioche, Nevada.
—
Taryn Shorr-McKee,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
There are vertiginous views in Dubai and calm desert minimalism in Utah, where villas are sculpted into otherworldly canyons.
—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
In February, the Boise City Council moved to stem future development in the city’s Foothills, vowing not to annex land deeper into the canyons north of town.
—
Mark Dee
june 11,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
My parents lived in New Mexico a few years back, which inspired me to try the warm terracotta colorway to remind me of the pretty canyons.
—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
Enjoy volcanic mountain landscapes, ranch land, grasslands, and canyons.
—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
The 52,485-acre park, which sprawls over 82 square miles of high mesa, deep valleys and canyons, is the first home of today's Puebloan peoples.
—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
From glowing skies to giant reefs, massive canyons, towering mountains, and roaring waterfalls, the planet’s greatest natural wonders show just how powerful and diverse nature can be.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyons
Noun
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The gardens were developed in the 1930s on a site featuring natural ravines, now crossed by suspension bridges and laced with trails.
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The face of the moon never looks the same from one night to the next, as the shifting angle between the moon and sun causes sunlight to sweep across its surface, altering the shadows cast by craters, mountain ranges and ravines.
Noun
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From here the route winds south past the town of Telluride, with its legendary skiing and film, jazz and bluegrass festivals, and out to Mesa Verde National Park, where Puebloan people carved gorgeous cliff dwellings in the buttes and gorges.
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With peaks up to 1,531 metres and cut through by deep gorges, these mountains are wild and spectacular, said Oliver Smith in the Financial Times.
Noun
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Known for the plumes of fog that build up in the valleys between the mountains—settling like smoke over the peaks—the Smokies are teeming with plant and animal life as well as Southern culture.
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More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
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“Canyons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyons. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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