as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing
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Recent Examples of ravine
Here, visitors will find dramatic cliff views, wooded ravines, and miles of hiking trails that wind through oak and hickory forests.
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Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Sheriff’s officials were on scene investigating for several hours overnight, while work crews struggled to pull the heavy truck out of the ravine.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 22 Aug. 2025
One who haunted the Waukegan River ravine and used it to get to the city’s downtown library was favorite son Ray Bradbury, whose home on St. James Street was near the ravine.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
But the armed groups that succeeded him still control huge swathes of the surrounding hills, where the Garcia ravine that claimed Sara Millerey weaves around dusty apartment blocks.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Sheriff’s officials were on scene investigating for several hours overnight, while work crews struggled to pull the heavy truck out of the ravine.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 22 Aug. 2025
One who haunted the Waukegan River ravine and used it to get to the city’s downtown library was favorite son Ray Bradbury, whose home on St. James Street was near the ravine.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
But the armed groups that succeeded him still control huge swathes of the surrounding hills, where the Garcia ravine that claimed Sara Millerey weaves around dusty apartment blocks.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravine
Noun
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Sure, there are some spots that are vulnerable to cheap homers, but the middle third of the field is a canyon, and all other types of base hits are suppressed there.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The canyon between Laura and the couple remains vast after Laura told Cherry in Episode 3 that Daniel died after his rock-climbing accident just to get Cherry out of their lives.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On Day 9, Vengrinovich spotted a village across a gorge.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Just remember to layer up because the river gorge usually feels cooler than town.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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The fossil was embedded inside rocks that date to between 115 million and 108 million years ago, in the Early Cretaceous period, when the area was covered by a lush river valley.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravine. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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