as in cliffs
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice
fossils embedded in a stone bluff that date from the Jurassic period
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as in fools
to cause to believe what is untrue
I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau
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as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
the basketball player bluffed a shot, then passed instead
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Recent Examples of bluffs
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Fog brushes the bluffs like a tide turned into vapor.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says their habitats include mature and heavily wooded forests with rocky hillsides, bluffs or ledges.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
To further secure Mountain Ridge Cabins, firefighters will work to access safer terrain below the rock bluffs to secure edges, according to the Forest Service.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
The island wallflower stabilizes sand dunes and bluffs along the California coast and on the Channel Islands.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Fog brushes the bluffs like a tide turned into vapor.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says their habitats include mature and heavily wooded forests with rocky hillsides, bluffs or ledges.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
To further secure Mountain Ridge Cabins, firefighters will work to access safer terrain below the rock bluffs to secure edges, according to the Forest Service.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
Mulugheta, who employed a similar strategy with client Jalen Ramsey that successfully forced a trade during the 2019 regular season, does not come off as a man who cavalierly bluffs.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluffs
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His family lives in a two-story gray home in Washington City, a community nestled among Utah’s soaring red, rocky cliffs.—
David DeMille,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Daily excursions—led by expert naturalists—span snorkeling with sea lions, kayaking along lava cliffs, paddleboarding through mangroves and hikes through volcanic landscapes.—
Rachel Ingram,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the clip, the pair execute the moves to the song’s post-chorus, before a bonnet-wearing Colbert pretends to choke on something, causing Gaga to erupt in laughter.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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Seeing Laura come down the deck, Cherry pretends to be drowning.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The interference has included both jamming—overpowering communications with strong radio signals—and spoofing, which tricks receivers into misreading their location or even the time.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Although they are born fairly helpless, infants have a few survival tricks up their swaddles.—
Elissa Strauss,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Across the room, a tube is hooked up to another dummy and connected to a machine that simulates bleeding.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The design simulates some key aspects of human perception and behavior, says Daniel Cervone, a professor of psychology specializing in personality theory at the University of Illinois Chicago.—
Webb Wright,
Scientific American,
18 Aug. 2025
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Dealing with someone who constantly assumes the worst can be challenging.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The model assumes that a neural circuit exists in each body segment along the spinal cord.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Bluffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluffs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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