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Recent Examples of hogback
The second morning, Bob hunkered down next to a thick spruce on a frosty hogback between Disappointment Lake and Snowbank.
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Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
That loop yields a two-mile hike with 300 feet of climbing, not counting the short spur trail up to the hogback.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
These geomorphic formations of rugged slopes are known locally as ‘hogbacks’ and present a particularly harsh environment in which to try and perfect agricultural techniques.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Red sandstone hogbacks, Horsetooth Reservoir coves and bridges are some of the highlights while snowshoeing here, while elevation stays at a pretty constant 5,500 feet or so above sea level.
—Mindy Sink, The Know, 6 Dec. 2019
Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
That loop yields a two-mile hike with 300 feet of climbing, not counting the short spur trail up to the hogback.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
These geomorphic formations of rugged slopes are known locally as ‘hogbacks’ and present a particularly harsh environment in which to try and perfect agricultural techniques.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Red sandstone hogbacks, Horsetooth Reservoir coves and bridges are some of the highlights while snowshoeing here, while elevation stays at a pretty constant 5,500 feet or so above sea level.
—Mindy Sink, The Know, 6 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogback
Noun
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This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hike through the poppies on a short series of moderate trails that run just a few miles in length, affording views of the poppy fields and surrounding buttes.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Pioneers were once as high as third in the conference standings, but have since fallen off a cliff– with seven losses in eight games to close out the season.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
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The windy, cliff-hugging 68-mile stretch introduces road explorers to one of the most diverse ecosystems accessible by auto.—
Lynn O'Rourke Hayes,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the sun dropped and the temperature fell, Scarabeo Roches Noires emerged on the horizon, a small cluster of white tents perched on a rocky escarpment.—
Fergus Scholes,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
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Angama Mara, which opened in 2016 and sits on top of the Oloololo escarpment overlooking the Mara Triangle, comprises two camps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Work also will take place on SANDAG’s Del Mar bluffs stabilization project, which has been underway since the spring of 2024.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Its name comes from a Native American legend that recounts a 1760s battle in which members of the Illinois Confederation fled to the top of the park’s now eponymous 125-sandstone bluff for refuge.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The farther away from a scarp, the lesser the hazard.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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That is a clear fingerprint of an earthquake, one that, according to the rounding and wear and sloping of the scarp, occurred about 2.6 million years ago.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Federal investigators found an 80-foot crash scar at 8,175 feet elevation, 75 feet below the approximately 8,250-foot peak of Emerald Mountain.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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Several past crimes have left permanent scars on the city's collective memory.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her travels are usually inspired by mountain bike trails, classic crags, and whatever is happening in the sky.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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There was a collective gasp from the crowd, watching on a videoboard, as the crash happened near the top of the hill and behind a crag.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In an ideal world the palisades would have their own mayor and police department.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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Controlling passage through the palisade were twenty-one ornate gates, spaced approximately fifty kilometers apart, meant not only to curb immigration of Han Chinese and Koreans into Qing lands but also to limit movement of any natural resources out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Hogback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogback. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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