cwm

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of cwm Now, just one remains, lodged into a cwm west of Pico Humboldt. The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cwm
Noun
  • Ditch the giant Hula-Hoop in Vegas Even though Fremont Street’s pedestrian mall resembles a circus, the Las Vegas City Council does not permit such cirque contraptions as unicycles or Hula-Hoops wider than 4 feet.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The Anchorage Daily News reported that the slide area is a mountain cirque in backcountry terrain that is only accessible by air.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Doctors couldn't tell her how severe the cleft would be or any other complications that may be involved with Benji's diagnosis.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • Plowshare: an agricultural implement for turning soil, for gouging a cleft in the earth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • And Japan’s invocation of World War II is controversial in a region where fissures over Tokyo’s devastating militarism during the period sour relations with many of its neighbors to this day.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
  • While the Gen-Z and progressive flanks of the party came together in support of Mamdani last month, fissures within the cohort have emerged in Arizona.
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • If one of us falls into a crevasse, the guide will fish us out with a rope.
    Jesse James McTigue, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Only the hiker fell and ended up trapped 26 feet deep in the crevasse, according to CBS News; the adventure-loving Chihuahua remained at the surface.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The French Alps Why: Conquering the storied HC (hors catégorie) climbs and cols of the French Alps provides the ultimate cycling bragging rights.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
  • After the days of hiking through dense foliage to reach the 9,900-foot Waddington-Combatant col, the climb to the summit felt straightforward by comparison.
    Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • On the peninsula itself, a narrow strip protruding southward with the canyon wall plunging around it, park crews had chipped some wood and burned some piles over the past decade.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
  • Monterey Bay is a top spot for whale watching, thanks to a 6,000-foot-deep submarine canyon just offshore, which is comparable in size to the Grand Canyon.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • This suggests the new dwarf gecko is not strictly a cave-dweller, but rather, a species that requires narrow rock crevices to shelter.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
  • To prevent ants from entering a home: Walk around the outside of the home and locate potential entry points (cracks, crevices, spaces around windows and doors).
    Kim Luciani, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Longtime White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf fell into the same trap and his team is still trying to crawl out of the abyss.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
  • The continuity of memory did not measure the abyss between a toddler’s body and a woman’s.
    Rebecca Solnit May 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025

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“Cwm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cwm. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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