as in cliffs
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice
a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail
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Recent Examples of crags
All these people took advantage of the sheep population, but a remnant of the herd remained among the rocky crags of the San Andres, where grass is sparse and water rare.
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Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crags
Noun
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The event, which began 450 feet above the roadway, was named Regent’s Slide, and is still being cleared by crews working for Caltrans, who have been driving steel rods into the side of the steep cliffs to better secure and stabilize the area.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Corrèze’s natural world is really where the destination shines; between waterfalls, cliffs, lakes, bogs, gorges, and mountains, there’s no shortage of stunning land to explore.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Crags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crags. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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