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Recent Examples of cliff
The crowd responds by trying to throw him off a cliff.
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John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Rock climbing is popular on the cliffs, and the trails connect to the larger Mountains-to-Sea Trail, offering plenty of room to wander.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Daily excursions—led by expert naturalists—span snorkeling with sea lions, kayaking along lava cliffs, paddleboarding through mangroves and hikes through volcanic landscapes.
—Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But the pharma giant is facing a patent cliff with one of its key drugs, Stelara, which is used to treat autoimmune conditions, Cramer conceded.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Rock climbing is popular on the cliffs, and the trails connect to the larger Mountains-to-Sea Trail, offering plenty of room to wander.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Daily excursions—led by expert naturalists—span snorkeling with sea lions, kayaking along lava cliffs, paddleboarding through mangroves and hikes through volcanic landscapes.
—Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But the pharma giant is facing a patent cliff with one of its key drugs, Stelara, which is used to treat autoimmune conditions, Cramer conceded.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff
Noun
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This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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On the eastern side of the escarpment near Noto Canyon is a deposit of sediment reaching up to 800 meters thick.—
Elizabeth Fernandez,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All these people took advantage of the sheep population, but a remnant of the herd remained among the rocky crags of the San Andres, where grass is sparse and water rare.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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These shoes keep me comfortable all day, even when rock hopping and scrambling to get to the crag.—
Mary Beth Skylis,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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His cellphone had somehow fallen out of his pocket on the bluff, and that was more than a problem.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The island wallflower stabilizes sand dunes and bluffs along the California coast and on the Channel Islands.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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