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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tor
Noun
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The South Dakota park features over 240,000 acres of rugged spires, streaky buttes, and vast fossil beds.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026 -
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
Noun
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In late April, the board approved plans to install natural-looking wooden posts connected by metal chains between the sidewalk and the bluffs to encourage pedestrians to stay off the cliffs and use beach access stairs.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The property encompasses a half-acre-plus bluff overlooking Thousand Steps Beach with a pool, spa and multiple viewing terraces, offering coastal views as far west as Catalina Island.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Noun
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And there was Bob, wearing something like a bicycle helmet, scars visible across his body.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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The treatment can target skin issues like fine lines, acne scars, enlarged pores and uneven texture.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Newcastle just about hauled themselves back from the precipice, but this has been a faith-shaker of a season and, at times, grumpiness has set in.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Horse riding as a whole may be on the precipice of explosive popularity.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Welcome to 2026, the year when stars went on the shelf and seasons went off a cliff.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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The result is an animal that can drop out of the sky faster than many race cars can drive, yet delicate enough to land on a cliff edge moments later, almost as though nothing extraordinary had happened at all.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Noun
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In front of a row of concrete markers tracing the border with Peru, two sandy-yellow Chilean military excavators crawl along a deep trench, digging three metres down before swinging sharply to dump bucketloads of earth into a rising embankment.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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The car tumbled down an embankment into thick foliage, pictures posted on social media by Millers Creek Fire Department showed.—
Joe Marusak
May 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 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
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Prepare to be awestruck during your first view of Crater Lake, a massive cobalt waterway flanked by a dome of steep crag.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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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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“Tor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tor. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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