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Recent Examples of precipice
At the precipice of a new chapter in her career, Adell is loving every minute of it.
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Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
The edgy status quo will worsen as continuing natural disasters, government layoffs, and tariff wars push more working families toward the precipice where stability drops into the abyss.
—Jeff Hobbs, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
His oldest, the two-year-old Leo—whose name stands for Love Each Other—spent the evening collecting and then hurling those same toy cars off precipices: couch cushions, tables, even his father’s back.
—Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
On top of an eight-game winning streak, Minnesota also won its past two games of the month to move itself to the precipice of a top-six seed in the West, which would allow the Wolves to bypass the play-in tournament and go directly to the first round of the playoffs.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
The edgy status quo will worsen as continuing natural disasters, government layoffs, and tariff wars push more working families toward the precipice where stability drops into the abyss.
—Jeff Hobbs, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
His oldest, the two-year-old Leo—whose name stands for Love Each Other—spent the evening collecting and then hurling those same toy cars off precipices: couch cushions, tables, even his father’s back.
—Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
On top of an eight-game winning streak, Minnesota also won its past two games of the month to move itself to the precipice of a top-six seed in the West, which would allow the Wolves to bypass the play-in tournament and go directly to the first round of the playoffs.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipice
Noun
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Linda is prepared to take matters into her own hands when Nicky orchestrates a drone attack to incapacitate her, after which Charity pushes Linda off the cliff to her death.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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The fiscal cliff was first reported by New York Focus in February.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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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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The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipice. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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