cwms

plural of cwm, chiefly British

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Noun
  • Over the first three weeks, the 49ers somehow maintained their balance as cracks and fissures formed all over their lineup.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Rocks have tiny fissures into which water can seep; when the temperature drops, the water expands into ice, exerting pressure and widening the cracks.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her voice, still more often than not, slides with ease into the cracks and crevices that kick drums and deep grooves open in neotraditional-style country compositions.
    Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Use a microfiber or soft cloth to wipe the seals with soapy water, making sure to get into any crevices.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These states form a much more complicated landscape, one in which the shapes of tipping points no longer resemble the familiar saddles and cones.
    Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The area has flat dirt trails for hikers and bikers, rock canyons and open grass fields.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The hills of Bethpage State Park create miniature valleys and canyons throughout the property, and in turn, the grandstands from the 15th to 17th holes create an amphitheater of chaos encircled by huge video boards.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the course, climbers can see the 2,303-foot-high Triumvirate Glacier, with all its moraines and otherworldly blue crevasses, as well as the Tordrillo Mountains, which include Mount Spurr, an active volcano that last erupted in 1992.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There are so many rabbit holes to go down, so many dark crevasses of the internet, of the show, of these women’s past that are better left unexplored.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its name draws from the Kazakh word for apple, reflecting the wild orchards of the surrounding valleys, which are believed to be the fruit’s birthplace.
    Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The hills of Bethpage State Park create miniature valleys and canyons throughout the property, and in turn, the grandstands from the 15th to 17th holes create an amphitheater of chaos encircled by huge video boards.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some feature suspension bridges that cross chasms or waterfalls, and others end with a zip line back to terra firma.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But beneath the surface, cracks often form cracks that can grow into chasms if left unaddressed.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Gates of Lodore trip, as it’s known, will cover 44 miles through three dramatic gorges—Lodore, Whirlpool, and Split Mountain—and two dozen mostly mild rapids in this remote, geologic wonderland along the Colorado-Utah border.
    John Briley, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Travelers can hike to the deep gorges of Gola di Gorropu or even traverse Sahara-like landscapes at the Dunes of Piscinas.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Cwms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cwms. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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