cuestas

plural of cuesta

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuestas
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The island wallflower stabilizes sand dunes and bluffs along the California coast and on the Channel Islands.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Fog brushes the bluffs like a tide turned into vapor.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.
    Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Use Vulnerable Anecdotes Use anecdotes that show your scars, not just your successes.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Caribs encamped on the summit of a steep cliff surrounded by high precipices, which could only be climbed by a narrow secret pathway.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Cuestas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuestas. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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