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Recent Examples of cliff
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 1980s and is recognized for giant sequoia, glaciers and granite cliffs.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Eleven years later, Jon Hamm exchanged vows with actor Anna Osceola on a cliff near Anderson Canyon at sunset.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
The pacing slackens as Alien: Earth sets up the hybrids with dreamlike scenes illustrating the surreality of their artificial bodies; Wendy steps off a cliff and lands softly on sand.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
While every season is different depending on the location, some of the past challenges have included walking across a tightrope over a cliff, rescuing themselves from a sinking car and invading a crate filled with poisonous gases and chemicals.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Eleven years later, Jon Hamm exchanged vows with actor Anna Osceola on a cliff near Anderson Canyon at sunset.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
The pacing slackens as Alien: Earth sets up the hybrids with dreamlike scenes illustrating the surreality of their artificial bodies; Wendy steps off a cliff and lands softly on sand.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
While every season is different depending on the location, some of the past challenges have included walking across a tightrope over a cliff, rescuing themselves from a sinking car and invading a crate filled with poisonous gases and chemicals.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff
Noun
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The escarpment—a sheer sandstone ridge that rises abruptly from the plains—stretches for miles, its ledges dotted with Tellem dwellings—eerily perched and unreachable—while Dogon homes cluster below.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The main issue was accessibility, or lack thereof, thanks to the combination of rugged mountains and a massive escarpment that cut the place off from the world.—
Ned Zeman,
Outside,
14 Nov. 2021
Noun
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In their retreat after the last Ice Age, the glaciers of the upper Midwest scraped and ground down peaks and filled in crags, leveling the landscape most associated with Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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Access to its sandstone crags is impacted by seasonal water levels: In summer, climbers often reach the cliffs by boat and ascend right from the water; in winter, the lake gets drained.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 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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The reptile, which hibernates individually in holes, burrows or rock crevices, prefers to live along ridgelines and bluffs, especially on south and southwest facing slopes.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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That was thanks to its nearly 30 miles of hiking trails, beaches, and more, along with dramatic 500-foot quartzite bluffs and a stunning 360-acre lake.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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