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Recent Examples of cirque
Of the three backcountry ponds, Upper Blue Lake is the most scenic, with a granite cirque forming the pool’s backdrop.
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Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
Big Sky is famous for its size, its extreme terrain, and its long, steep cirques high above the tree line.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Based on Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller, the show premiered last year at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and elevates the musical to new and literal heights with its seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
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Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
Big Sky is famous for its size, its extreme terrain, and its long, steep cirques high above the tree line.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Based on Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller, the show premiered last year at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and elevates the musical to new and literal heights with its seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cirque
Noun
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The Tarte Shape Tape formula delivers full, flawless coverage that instantly brightens dark circles, blurs blemishes, and sculpts the face without feeling heavy.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
5 July 2025
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A couple of years ago, the tree collapsed, on account of disease, and now, amid birdsong and leaf-whisper, the concentric circles of stones, shifted by roots and overgrown with moss, have become a memorial to the organism that once supported them.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
4 July 2025
Noun
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There was a good technical reason for the move: the wireless charging ring required precise placement to work, and the logo was moved to sit in the center, to provide a visual assist.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Campfire therapy is simple: the idea is to use the fire ring’s healing and soothing benefits to help people open up while navigating trauma.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Wenyu turned and handed Lian Doraemon, his eyes two perfect black-and-white orbs peering out at her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Like watching my son ask the little orb of ChatGPT about how a rocket launch works, or what does gravity do?—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Cirque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cirque. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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