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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tor
Noun
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The kitchen turns out whimsical bar food, like Mexican pizza, and wall art depicts the buttes and cacti of the Seussian desert.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026 -
While the southern end of the park is known for its high concentration of petrified wood, the northern end has jaw-dropping views of the Painted Desert, the colorful expanse of hills, buttes, and mesas in Arizona’s high desert.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On the morning before his final Governor’s Fishing Opener in the title role, Tim Walz stood on the Stillwater waterfront, posing for myriad pictures and doing interviews with the community’s iconic Lift Bridge and the bluffs of Wisconsin behind him.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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However, the city determined recently that a costly and time-consuming coastal development permit would be required to complete the work because the stairs are within 50 feet of a coastal bluff.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Noun
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But April, whose daughter attended Asheville Academy for Girls from June of 2020 to January 2021, says when her daughter came home for Christmas, she was covered with bug bites and scars from manual labor.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The work also highlights how planetary scars preserve hidden records of ancient events.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Even on the precipice of clinching a spot in the Western Conference semifinals, Lakers coach JJ Redick sees room for improvement.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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And then, right as Joe’s already prevalent rage is on the precipice of going nuclear, a CGI giraffe nonchalantly strolls past a third-story window in the background.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Concert films typically drop off a cliff after Week 1, as the bulk of the box office is tied up in pre-sales and attendance from the biggest fans in the first weekend.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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My anchor was made of cliff faces and wild things; its beauty was terrifying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The pickup overturned multiple times, veered off the roadway, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, CHP officials said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2026
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In the footage, a rescuer is seen using a rope to reach the man by scaling down the side of the embankment, which dips hundreds of feet below the High Steel Bridge in northwestern Washington's Mason County.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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As the sun dropped and the temperature fell, Scarabeo Roches Noires emerged on the horizon, a small cluster of white tents perched on a rocky escarpment.—
Fergus Scholes,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That's why there are so few of us clinging to the crags of Mount Everest or decamping to Antarctica.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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Coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches, and rich rain forests hide a towering volcanic cone.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Tor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tor. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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