barrancas

variants also barrancos
plural of barranca
as in cliffs
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice the intimidating barrancas that can be found in the Sierra Nevada

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Noun
  • Authorities add that polluted water, marine debris, and unstable cliffs may also pose hazards, according to a webpage from the National Park Service (NPS).
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tucked between Sedona's iconic red sandstone cliffs and the babbling Oak Creek, L’Auberge de Sedona has long been considered one of Arizona's most inviting retreats.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The scars are beautiful and almost aerodynamic.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The twist, so to speak, in Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s feature debut, is that the child in question is a Belgian girl growing up in rural Japan in the 1960s — a place filled with countless natural wonders, but also marked by the scars of a major war that haven’t quite healed.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Barrancas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrancas. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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