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Recent Examples of precipice
Advertisement On trade, the world is teetering on the edge of a precipice.
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Charles A. Kupchan, Time, 14 June 2025
However, there’s so little specificity to the characters’ careers or surrounding events, even on the precipice of a brand new calendar year, that the question is left floating in limbo.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 June 2025
The military presence in Los Angeles after four days of protests against immigration raids has reached a dangerous precipice for American democracy, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned in a live video address streamed on social media to Americans Tuesday evening.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
But by April, a series of escalating tariffs had brought trade between the two countries to a new precipice.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 5 June 2025
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Charles A. Kupchan, Time, 14 June 2025
However, there’s so little specificity to the characters’ careers or surrounding events, even on the precipice of a brand new calendar year, that the question is left floating in limbo.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 June 2025
The military presence in Los Angeles after four days of protests against immigration raids has reached a dangerous precipice for American democracy, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned in a live video address streamed on social media to Americans Tuesday evening.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
But by April, a series of escalating tariffs had brought trade between the two countries to a new precipice.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipice
Noun
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But the visual variety is staggering, with an island green, peninsula holes, huge elevation changes, and exposed rock and water everywhere—it is built into and on top of cliffs, after all.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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One of the most underrated shutdown defensemen in the league during his prime, Brodie’s play fell off a cliff during his final year with the Maple Leafs.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Fun fact: The Pine Ridge is a 100-mile-long escarpment of sandstone bluffs and the main geologic feature of northwest Nebraska.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
20 May 2025
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The rim is a 1,200-foot-tall escarpment that rises dramatically above a broad valley, giving you the perfect perch for spotting the show.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipice. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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