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Recent Examples of coulee
The terrain is ideal upland bird habitat, with abundant wheat and soybean fields and plenty of coulees with cover that ringnecks relish.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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
Another Chilean volcano with impressive coulees is Aucanquilcha (see above), near the Chilean-Bolivian border.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coulee
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There are potsherds and petroglyphs all over, plus an old adobe cabin up in the arroyo.—
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Officials said Sturluson, 23 – who was experiencing homelessness – was shot May 1 after asking the teen and Curtis to stop firing into a arroyo, or dry creek, that was close by.—
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It was last seen running into a canyon area between Dove Canyon and Coto De Caza, said a news release from the agency.—
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The following morning, a resident called about a dog barking in a remote canyon roughly a mile from where the canine was reported missing.—
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The slide occurred on January 10 at Haiyaha Couloir, a steep gully in the park that is popular with backcountry skiers and snowboarders.—
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Extra caution is also advised around ridgelines, gullies, and terrain features, where wind-drifted, stiffer slabs of snow tend to form.—
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Three animal control officers returned to the area and used the thermal drone to pinpoint the exact location of the missing pet, then waded through dense brush and a steep ravine to bring the animal to safety, Animal Services Manager Kyle Werner said.—
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Even after authorities located Airen’s body down a large ravine in rural Bates County, many questions lingered.—
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Throw on anything from a shearling jacket, long trench, or oversized hoodie, to a fuzzy, faux fur coat or chunky sweater dress with this stylish headgear.—
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To learn why dating in Nashville, in particular, may be so tough, The Tennessean interviewed Music City's Gen Z and Millennial crowds who have spent their time in the dating trenches.—
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Farther up the gulch, the water formed a pool, which gave off a rank chemical smell.—
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There were more creeks, high hills, big parks, passes, and open mountainsides with broken, timbered canyons and gulches.—
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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.—
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The building was built in a wadi.—
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Overnight at the Turkey Run State Park Inn, which has both a lodge and cabins set in 2,382 acres of woods and sandstone gorges.—
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While guarding this mysterious gorge, these good-looking sharpshooters inevitably fall in love and join forces to contain the marauding creatures.—
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“Coulee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coulee. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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