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 Musk is the reason that Tesla sales have fallen off a cliff, with profits declining by 71 percent in the first three months of 2025. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025 But domestic production of the mineral, which is primarily used as fuel for nuclear reactors, has since fallen off a cliff. Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 12 June 2025 In a $30 million mansion perched on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI researchers, philosophers, and technologists gathered to discuss the end of humanity. Kylie Robison, Wired News, 11 June 2025 Photo by Barbara Smits/Shutterstock Miner’s Beach Shingleton, Michigan Sandstone cliffs stained red, blue, and brown by minerals line Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cliff
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Worried about Michilimackinac’s vulnerability to attacks by American rebels, the British relocated the fort to the high bluffs of Mackinac Island in 1780 and shortened its name.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
  • Look to Flanagan, who probably won’t need to call any bluffs for the time being.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 June 2025

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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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