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The Quarry at Carrigan Farms is spring-fed with 25-foot-deep, crystal-clear water surrounded by cliffs and trees.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Best View Lover’s Leap is a broad sandstone arch that stretches from the band of cliffs out into Lake Superior’s clear waters north of Mosquito Beach.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
The slag deposits have formed cliffs of waste material that are being eroded by coastal waves and tides forming sedimentary rocks — resembling the natural rock cycle.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Pigeons also adapted in response to human development, nesting on skyscrapers instead of on cliff faces and expanding their range alongside people.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Best View Lover’s Leap is a broad sandstone arch that stretches from the band of cliffs out into Lake Superior’s clear waters north of Mosquito Beach.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
The slag deposits have formed cliffs of waste material that are being eroded by coastal waves and tides forming sedimentary rocks — resembling the natural rock cycle.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Pigeons also adapted in response to human development, nesting on skyscrapers instead of on cliff faces and expanding their range alongside people.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff
Noun
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Fun fact: The Pine Ridge is a 100-mile-long escarpment of sandstone bluffs and the main geologic feature of northwest Nebraska.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
20 May 2025
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The rim is a 1,200-foot-tall escarpment that rises dramatically above a broad valley, giving you the perfect perch for spotting the show.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are three crags, and the plan is to develop one at a time, says J.D. Borgeson, the coalition's treasurer.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
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Ultimately, the Clear Creek crags would only flirt with the wildfire.—
Hannah Provost,
Outside Online,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2025
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The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.—
Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Downtown Bay Saint Louis has very little elevation, so many buildings were destroyed in Katrina though a small bluff protected some of the buildings located in the downtown area.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Northport back then was a small fishing village—at one point, the mayor was also the funeral director—with boggy wetlands and rocky bluffs overlooking the bay.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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