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Recent Examples of cliff
Senior transfer Jeremiah Oden started in Gwath’s place Wednesday, but his recent form has fallen off a proverbial cliff.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
For Black women in academia, breaking the glass ceiling often leads straight to a glass cliff.
—Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
To reach the bottom, the two had to stop at each drop-off, affix safety ropes, and then rappel down a cliff.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Connecticut Connecticut is the only other state that has moved to replace at least some of the expiring subsidies for those whose incomes are over 400% of the federal poverty line, the group of consumers who fell off the federal subsidy cliff, Norris said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
For Black women in academia, breaking the glass ceiling often leads straight to a glass cliff.
—Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
To reach the bottom, the two had to stop at each drop-off, affix safety ropes, and then rappel down a cliff.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Connecticut Connecticut is the only other state that has moved to replace at least some of the expiring subsidies for those whose incomes are over 400% of the federal poverty line, the group of consumers who fell off the federal subsidy cliff, Norris said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff
Noun
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As the sun dropped and the temperature fell, Scarabeo Roches Noires emerged on the horizon, a small cluster of white tents perched on a rocky escarpment.—
Fergus Scholes,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
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Angama Mara, which opened in 2016 and sits on top of the Oloololo escarpment overlooking the Mara Triangle, comprises two camps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Controlling passage through the palisade were twenty-one ornate gates, spaced approximately fifty kilometers apart, meant not only to curb immigration of Han Chinese and Koreans into Qing lands but also to limit movement of any natural resources out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Nov. 2025
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The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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And Edinburgh perfumery Jorum Studio’s scents, which include Phloem and Pony Boy, are witty homages to the country’s crags and concrete jungles.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Even overconfidence is easily understandable at the crag or climbing wall.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
19 Nov. 2025
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The land was a former family vineyard and cherry tree orchard -- an elevated site draped along a bend of high ridges and exposed bluffs that fall toward the water.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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There are plenty of picnic spots on the bluffs to soak up the scenic surroundings and even a mixed fir and redwood forest within the property's bounds.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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