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Those who make it to Santa Cruz after an hourlong ferry ride out of Ventura are rewarded with 77 miles of craggy coastline cliffs, vast sea caves and vibrant tide pools.
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Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
In the face of the enrollment cliff, the NCAA is forcing its members to turn away student-athletes that otherwise academically qualify.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
The day pass announcement comes after state lawmakers last month failed to pass transit reform legislation — or find funding to avert a looming $771 million fiscal cliff — during their spring legislative session.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
But the visual variety is staggering, with an island green, peninsula holes, huge elevation changes, and exposed rock and water everywhere—it is built into and on top of cliffs, after all.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
In the face of the enrollment cliff, the NCAA is forcing its members to turn away student-athletes that otherwise academically qualify.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
The day pass announcement comes after state lawmakers last month failed to pass transit reform legislation — or find funding to avert a looming $771 million fiscal cliff — during their spring legislative session.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
But the visual variety is staggering, with an island green, peninsula holes, huge elevation changes, and exposed rock and water everywhere—it is built into and on top of cliffs, after all.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff
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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
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The area has also become a hotbed of rock climbing, and the most popular crag for out-of-towners is Stone Fort, a bouldering area 20 miles north of downtown with 400 problems on high quality sandstone.—
Ryan Krogh,
Outside Online,
3 June 2025
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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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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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But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2025
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The key is credibility; both paths must be real, not just a bluff.—
Ankit Aggarwal,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The season finale of Sirens picks up at the hospital after Ethan, intoxicated and heartbroken, fell off the bluff on Michaela and Peter’s property.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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