scarped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarped
Adjective
  • The craggy coastline emerges, wind and sea combining with visual spectacle.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Trails weave between farmhouses, fields, and along the craggy cliff edges of the island’s stunning coastline.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For nearly four decades, Armenia and Azerbaijan have skirmished with each other, primarily over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region that both countries claim.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In a small region of the mountainous forests in Brazil, the peaks meet the clouds and humidity fills the air.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Funiculars are often found in hilly cities, mountain resorts, or tourist areas where traditional trains or buses would struggle with steep gradients.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Some technology geeks may indeed be attracted to these features, though there are trade-offs here, and steep ones, as many normies will also find these features absolutely infuriating.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Trump’s immigration crackdown is at odds with his efforts to bring foreign money into the US and could unsettle trade talks with South Korea, which in July pledged $350 billion in investments in exchange for being spared steep tariffs.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Though his injuries seem to have grown worse in recent seasons, that would be a precipitous fall for a player who was so recently the best hitter in the sport.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The AfD became Germany’s second most popular party in federal elections earlier this year, reflecting a precipitous rise from obscurity since its founding in 2013.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Moving people up and down this vertical city requires 59 elevators, including five double-deck elevators capable of traveling, along with multiple escalators and sky lobbies.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The regression in the Dolphins’ vertical passing game, a problem for most of last season, continued in the opener.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Scarped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarped. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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