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Recent Examples of cliff
Why does that matter for the enrollment cliff?
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Ian Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Other episodes include parkouring across Paris, cliff diving in Spain and car racing up steep hills with limited oxygen in Colorado.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The trailer features dramatic scenes of people dangling from cliffs and an explosive avalanche.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Spreading out the selling pressure helped, but shares still sold off before the final cliff on expectations that Yahoo would dump its 15% stake.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Ian Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Other episodes include parkouring across Paris, cliff diving in Spain and car racing up steep hills with limited oxygen in Colorado.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The trailer features dramatic scenes of people dangling from cliffs and an explosive avalanche.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Spreading out the selling pressure helped, but shares still sold off before the final cliff on expectations that Yahoo would dump its 15% stake.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff
Noun
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Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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In 2014, the regional nonprofit group SOS Sahel came to Barkadroussou and taught villagers to stabilize the dunes by building palisades of palm fronds.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Characteristic of the late Bronze Age or Iron Age periods of European history, hillforts generally refer to fortified, elevated settlements that were surrounded by barriers—usually made of earth, stone or wooden palisades—that created an enclosure.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches, and rich rain forests hide a towering volcanic cone.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
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Among their first outings together was a trip to a local Colorado crag.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’s a heated pool and hot tub (the latter is on an elevated bluff, which offers sunset views), and an outdoor shower lets guests soak in the surrounding nature as much as possible.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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Stroll past the historic school and grist mill to find natural treasures along the trails that stretch through bluffs and other dramatic rock formations.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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