Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuesta
Noun
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No eyes, no nose, just a butte with shadows.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Scenic drive through Monument Valley Located in northern Arizona, Monument Valley is a collection of crimson and orange mesas and sandstone buttes maintained by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, the area, with its rugged coastline, azure sea glinting in the sunlight, and charming villages built right into the cliffs, has lured elite travelers to its picturesque shores since antiquity.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
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Its jagged cliff faces, sweeping dunes and dramatic ridges provided the backdrop for the alien world of LV-223.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These geomorphic formations of rugged slopes are known locally as ‘hogbacks’ and present a particularly harsh environment in which to try and perfect agricultural techniques.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
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The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
8 June 2024
Noun
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Perched on the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley with the Ewaso Narok River to the east and the slopes of Mount Kenya to the south, andBeyond Suyian Lodge offers endless panoramic views and access to a wide variety of landscapes, from savannas to rivers and Vechellia woodlands.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
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This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His cellphone had somehow fallen out of his pocket on the bluff, and that was more than a problem.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The island wallflower stabilizes sand dunes and bluffs along the California coast and on the Channel Islands.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The farther away from a scarp, the lesser the hazard.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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That is a clear fingerprint of an earthquake, one that, according to the rounding and wear and sloping of the scarp, occurred about 2.6 million years ago.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Her approach can serve as a touchstone for anyone sitting on the precipice of a major personal or professional transition.—
Kerry Brown,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Humanoid robots, which have made significant technological advances this year, may be at the precipice of a ChatGPT-like spike in investment and popularity — or at least, that’s what many in the industry believe.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Clark held his nerve to the end and was right there with him, even after a rare errant shot into the barranca on the 17th.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2023
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His ball landed on the barranca, one of the steep-sided gullies at The Los Angeles Country Club.—
Josh Peter,
USA TODAY,
16 June 2023
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“Cuesta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuesta. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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