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Recent Examples of coulee
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.
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Another Chilean volcano with impressive coulees is Aucanquilcha (see above), near the Chilean-Bolivian border.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Atop that mesa, hidden in a sandstone coulee, our campfire burned a hole in the darkness.
—Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2020
Sagebrush steppes are cracked by muddy coulees hiding pines where the spring snow lingers.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
The region is marked by rolling prairie, steep coulees, and a smattering of cropfields, making it the perfect place to grow trophy bucks, and to sneak up on them.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 12 Sep. 2019
Camping: One of the best ways to experience coulee country in eastern Washington is to camp.
—John Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
Writer John Nelson introduces us to the coulees (deep ravines) of Washington state in a piece that opened my eyes (again) to the idea that a place that looks like nothing is often quite something.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2019
But in the early 1980s, Janice began making and selling quilts, wall hangings, grapevine wreaths and other crafts from their home on Jade Road at the mouth of a Driftless Area coulee.
—Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2018
Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Another Chilean volcano with impressive coulees is Aucanquilcha (see above), near the Chilean-Bolivian border.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Atop that mesa, hidden in a sandstone coulee, our campfire burned a hole in the darkness.
—Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2020
Sagebrush steppes are cracked by muddy coulees hiding pines where the spring snow lingers.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
The region is marked by rolling prairie, steep coulees, and a smattering of cropfields, making it the perfect place to grow trophy bucks, and to sneak up on them.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 12 Sep. 2019
Camping: One of the best ways to experience coulee country in eastern Washington is to camp.
—John Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
Writer John Nelson introduces us to the coulees (deep ravines) of Washington state in a piece that opened my eyes (again) to the idea that a place that looks like nothing is often quite something.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2019
But in the early 1980s, Janice began making and selling quilts, wall hangings, grapevine wreaths and other crafts from their home on Jade Road at the mouth of a Driftless Area coulee.
—Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coulee
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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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Location The Hotel Bel-Air is in an exclusive residential community surrounded by hills, canyons, wildlife, and mature landscaping.Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Both liked casita buildings 37 and 38, situated higher on the grounds and deeper within the canyon than the rest.Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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Officials added that a piece of smoldering material may have been blown into an adjacent, dry gully and caused the rekindling.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Water surged over a gully running through the Valencian town, ripping apart roads and tearing down walls of homes.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 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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Travelers on Interstate 75 near London, Kentucky, are surrounded by the massive Daniel Boone National Forest, dense with trees, hills, cliffs and ravines.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
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For your next evening out on the town, use Hailey’s outfit formula—layer lace tights beneath a semi-sheer skirt, and add a leather trench on top.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Based in New York, the 40-year-old Floridian has been in the content creator trenches for nearly two decades.Allegra Rosenberg, WIRED, 28 Oct. 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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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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The bustle of the restaurant is a good fit for the frenetic atmosphere of Marseille, an ancient port city more than 400 miles south of Paris whose varied reputation in France includes its stunning natural gorges, fresh fish and drug trafficking.Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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The message advised residents to steer clear of typically dry gorges or canals due to the risk of sudden flooding.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Coulee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coulee. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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