as in canyon
an area of lowland between hills or mountains
the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises
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Recent Examples of valley
Yes, there are supplements and lifestyle tweaks that can help, like avoiding caffeine in the afternoon and managing your blood sugar to avoid the troughs and valleys that bring with them panicky, anxious feelings.
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Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 26 July 2025
He’s headed to the valley of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the Alps above Grenoble, where Carthusian monks have long distilled the region’s namesake liqueur.
—John Birdsall, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
However, the wine grape producers in the valley are pushing the envelope on what can be grown in the Yadkin.
—Claire Volkman, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
One year after Clover's (Ella Rubin) older sister Melanie (Maia Mitchell) mysteriously vanished, Clover and her pals journey to the remote valley where she was last seen.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025
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Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 26 July 2025
He’s headed to the valley of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the Alps above Grenoble, where Carthusian monks have long distilled the region’s namesake liqueur.
—John Birdsall, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
However, the wine grape producers in the valley are pushing the envelope on what can be grown in the Yadkin.
—Claire Volkman, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
One year after Clover's (Ella Rubin) older sister Melanie (Maia Mitchell) mysteriously vanished, Clover and her pals journey to the remote valley where she was last seen.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valley
Noun
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On the peninsula itself, a narrow strip protruding southward with the canyon wall plunging around it, park crews had chipped some wood and burned some piles over the past decade.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
29 July 2025
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Monterey Bay is a top spot for whale watching, thanks to a 6,000-foot-deep submarine canyon just offshore, which is comparable in size to the Grand Canyon.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 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,
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
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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
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Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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One of the biggest temperate rainforests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail that wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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Habitat degradation caused by feral sheep also likely played a role in its decline, reducing the availability of nesting sites in tree hollows and shrubland.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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There was a leanness to the boy’s cheeks, with skeletal hollows visible beneath his collarbones, but his face and hands were clean and his cap appeared to be new.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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And, far and near, through vale and hill, Are faces that attest the same; The proud heart flashing through the eyes, At sound of Rob Roy’s name.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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The 2021 Caldor Fire raced toward the South Lake Tahoe neighborhood of Christmas Valley, tucked in a secluded vale.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Winding through Derbyshire’s limestone dales, the Monsal Trail is an 8.5-mile ribbon cut from the old Midland Railway line.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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But more than 24,000 square miles where these states converge around the Mississippi was untouched by the ice sheets, leaving hills and dales to roll freely, secreting forest-banked rivers and sandstone sentinels.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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“Valley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valley. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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