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Recent Examples of precipice
India has found itself at the center of the geopolitical maelstrom, and is now on the precipice of its own economic conundrum.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
But those are Club portfolio ugly ducklings on the precipice of third and fourth quarter split-ups.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Texas Republicans are on the precipice of final approval of the map, which is expected to add five Republican seats, as the Texas Senate is set to deliberate on it.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
America’s closest ally was teetering on the precipice of collapse to a maniacal leader, which would give the Nazis control of Europe.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
But those are Club portfolio ugly ducklings on the precipice of third and fourth quarter split-ups.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Texas Republicans are on the precipice of final approval of the map, which is expected to add five Republican seats, as the Texas Senate is set to deliberate on it.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
America’s closest ally was teetering on the precipice of collapse to a maniacal leader, which would give the Nazis control of Europe.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipice
Noun
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Thousands of years ago, the 52,000-plus acres now known as Mesa Verde National Park were home to the Ancestral Pueblo People, who built a series of sophisticated stone dwellings in the cliffs here.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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In this sequel to The Ice Road that trades Canadian ice flats for cliff-edge drop-offs and hairpin passes, Neeson’s grieving character Mike McCann heads to the Himalayas to scatter his brother’s ashes.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Various Rovos itineraries follow the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley or traverse the red deserts of Namibia.—
Ann Shields,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipice. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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