as in cliffs
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice
a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail
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Recent Examples of crags
That's why there are so few of us clinging to the crags of Mount Everest or decamping to Antarctica.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches, and rich rain forests hide a towering volcanic cone.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
Dan shone his flashlight in the crags of a rock wall, and the antennae of hundreds of spiny lobsters waved in its beam.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Her travels are usually inspired by mountain bike trails, classic crags, and whatever is happening in the sky.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife dedicated a new pedestrian bridge on Thursday in Eldorado Canyon State Park, where steep sandstone cliffs and precipitous crags have lured expert rock climbers from around the world since the 1970s.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
In the decades that followed, outdoor climbing was effectively reserved for those with ready access to crags and gear, who had ample time and energy to burn.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
The trail also leads to access points for crags with more than 350 individual routes frequented by Denver-area climbers, and up toward mountaintophomes on Conifer Mountain, just outside the park.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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
Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches, and rich rain forests hide a towering volcanic cone.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
Dan shone his flashlight in the crags of a rock wall, and the antennae of hundreds of spiny lobsters waved in its beam.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Her travels are usually inspired by mountain bike trails, classic crags, and whatever is happening in the sky.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife dedicated a new pedestrian bridge on Thursday in Eldorado Canyon State Park, where steep sandstone cliffs and precipitous crags have lured expert rock climbers from around the world since the 1970s.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
In the decades that followed, outdoor climbing was effectively reserved for those with ready access to crags and gear, who had ample time and energy to burn.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
The trail also leads to access points for crags with more than 350 individual routes frequented by Denver-area climbers, and up toward mountaintophomes on Conifer Mountain, just outside the park.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crags
Noun
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The cliffs formed at the end of the Ice Age thanks to glacial activity carving out the gorge.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Here, the sun cast stark, dramatic shadows across the moon’s steep cliffs, rugged ripples and seemingly bottomless craters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Crags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crags. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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