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Recent Examples of cliff
Young kids paddled near the shallow edges and bigger kids jumped off the cliffs above the swimming hole, causing the adults to gasp and scold.
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Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Farther north in Ventura County last month, two people died when their vehicle went off the highway and down a 100-foot cliff.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That led to releases in the Vermilion Cliffs north of Grand Canyon in 1996, where the nonprofit Peregrine Fund runs an intensive program nurturing the nearly 100 birds that now occupy the region from the cliffs to Utah’s Zion National Park and a little beyond.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
More adventurous hikers can tackle Morne du Vitet, the island’s highest point, or the Sentier de Grand Fond, which winds along dramatic coastal cliffs and natural pools.
—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Farther north in Ventura County last month, two people died when their vehicle went off the highway and down a 100-foot cliff.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That led to releases in the Vermilion Cliffs north of Grand Canyon in 1996, where the nonprofit Peregrine Fund runs an intensive program nurturing the nearly 100 birds that now occupy the region from the cliffs to Utah’s Zion National Park and a little beyond.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
More adventurous hikers can tackle Morne du Vitet, the island’s highest point, or the Sentier de Grand Fond, which winds along dramatic coastal cliffs and natural pools.
—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff
Noun
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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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Angama Mara, which opened in 2016 and sits on top of the Oloololo escarpment overlooking the Mara Triangle, comprises two camps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Controlling passage through the palisade were twenty-one ornate gates, spaced approximately fifty kilometers apart, meant not only to curb immigration of Han Chinese and Koreans into Qing lands but also to limit movement of any natural resources out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Nov. 2025
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The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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There was a collective gasp from the crowd, watching on a videoboard, as the crash happened near the top of the hill and behind a crag.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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And Edinburgh perfumery Jorum Studio’s scents, which include Phloem and Pony Boy, are witty homages to the country’s crags and concrete jungles.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And by laying out his next big bet, Musk is essentially daring every other big tech company to call his bluff.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The land was a former family vineyard and cherry tree orchard -- an elevated site draped along a bend of high ridges and exposed bluffs that fall toward the water.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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