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Recent Examples of precipice
Panahi is more concerned with preserving this moment in time, this potential precipice of change, for Iran and for all of us.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Toews spent his night on the precipice of great plays.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
But thanks to a slew of A-list endorsements, the fall fashion trend is on the precipice of another golden age that could rival its ’60s, ’80s, and ’00s heydays.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
The reason stars like these are important, however, is because humanity is on the precipice of designing, building, and operating our first telescopes that will be capable of measuring the light from Earth-sized worlds at Earth-like distances around (roughly) Sun-like stars.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Toews spent his night on the precipice of great plays.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
But thanks to a slew of A-list endorsements, the fall fashion trend is on the precipice of another golden age that could rival its ’60s, ’80s, and ’00s heydays.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
The reason stars like these are important, however, is because humanity is on the precipice of designing, building, and operating our first telescopes that will be capable of measuring the light from Earth-sized worlds at Earth-like distances around (roughly) Sun-like stars.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipice
Noun
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Firefighters who rescued a dog that tumbled 40 feet off a sandy cliff over the ocean onto a ledge received plenty of rewards, California officials and news outlets reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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When this reef was formed 245,000 to 195,000 years ago, the sea level was higher, so that today, the fossil reef sits well out of the water in the cliff face along the Piankatank River.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tries a first flight from the escarpment, a learner breeze across the valley, and realises – wow!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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For a break from the bustle, locals head to the Edge of the World, a dramatic escarpment about an hour’s drive from downtown that drops into an endless stretch of desert.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipice. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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