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Recent Examples of precipice
Nervous about debuting for a first-place team on the precipice of its first division title in a decade?
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Set in 1930, The Grand Finale begins a couple years after the events of A New Era, with everyone on the precipice of change.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The fire, started by an Orange County Public Works crew working with heavy machinery in Trabuco Canyon on a hot summer day, had made its way into Riverside County and was on the precipice of destroying one of the rare remaining rural communities in the area.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Though 28 years apart, the scenes convey two boys in love that are on the precipice of confessing — and acting on — said passion, which is very much down to Briney and DiCaprio's ability to really make their viewers swoon.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Set in 1930, The Grand Finale begins a couple years after the events of A New Era, with everyone on the precipice of change.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The fire, started by an Orange County Public Works crew working with heavy machinery in Trabuco Canyon on a hot summer day, had made its way into Riverside County and was on the precipice of destroying one of the rare remaining rural communities in the area.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Though 28 years apart, the scenes convey two boys in love that are on the precipice of confessing — and acting on — said passion, which is very much down to Briney and DiCaprio's ability to really make their viewers swoon.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipice
Noun
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That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The resulting sandstone cliffs, canyon rims, wooded highlands, tumbling cascades, and swimming holes are a nature enthusiast’s playground.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Perched on the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley with the Ewaso Narok River to the east and the slopes of Mount Kenya to the south, andBeyond Suyian Lodge offers endless panoramic views and access to a wide variety of landscapes, from savannas to rivers and Vechellia woodlands.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
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This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipice. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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