cliff

as in escarpment
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice the cliff rises 200 feet from the island's south shore

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Recent Examples of cliff Nestled on the rugged coast of North Cornwall, Tintagel is a seaside village famed for its dramatic cliffs, ancient ruins, and bygone-era comforts. Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The fiscal cliff is now expected to hit early next year, sparking urgency to tackle transit leadership and funding. Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 Most of the art was also painted on open cliff faces that rise out of water, which makes great surfaces for creating echoes. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025 One possible tailwind for drug M&A: a coming patent cliff. Alex Knapp, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cliff 
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Noun
  • The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.
    Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Hike back down the Beach Trail from the visitors center through chaparral and sandy bluffs to the shore at Flat Rock, where rain has eroded deep arroyos into the 300-foot sandstone escarpments.
    Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Mountaineering The greater Stockholm area is an urban rock climber’s playground, with granite crags everywhere — including Kanalklippan, a blasted rock face along the Danvik canal in the city center.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
  • All those records and tapes and spools and switches and knobs feel as much part of the landscape as the thistles, the moss, the crags, the forests.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.
    Kathleen Kewley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Courtesy Sherry Citron Situated atop hills and bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Palisades is known as a playground for the rich and famous.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The Palisades, rising on bluffs and foothills over the Pacific Ocean near the elite communities of Malibu and Santa Monica, has long been an enclave for those looking to escape the urban bustle of Los Angeles.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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