tor

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Noun
  • 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
  • Set the scene Set on 25 acres atop a dramatic bluff overlooking the Caribbean Sea, the resort’s white exterior, punctuated by evocative arches, highlights the bright turquoise water below, creating a stunning setting.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • The multi-year project also includes the construction of additional seawalls and concrete-and-steel pilings to secure the tracks on the eroding bluffs.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • In humans, glial scars form very quickly after injury.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Horse riding as a whole may be on the precipice of explosive popularity.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
  • And in life, Bieber herself is on the precipice of a new decade, turning 30 in November.
    Lucy Feldman, Time, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • My anchor was made of cliff faces and wild things; its beauty was terrifying.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Rodriguez’s vehicle went into a ditch, hit a tree and a concrete embankment and caught on fire.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 18 May. 2026.

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