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as in mountainous
having an incline approaching the perpendicular
a very steep rock face that is nearly impossible to climb
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
we would like to hire him, but his salary demands are just too steep
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as in to suffuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors a town steeped in history
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as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion
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as in cliff
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Recent Examples of steep
Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 June 2025
Also: five pencils are enough The Trump administration is working to secure trade deals with more than 170 nations after Trump in April steep imposed universal tariffs on much of the world.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Trump failed to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook and is unlikely to secure the steep rate cut he’s demanded, with markets expecting only a 25bp move today.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
Remove from heat, and allow spices to steep for about 10 minutes.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
However, the menu item doesn't actually come with that steep of a cost.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 June 2025
Also: five pencils are enough The Trump administration is working to secure trade deals with more than 170 nations after Trump in April steep imposed universal tariffs on much of the world.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Verb
These visionary applications come with a steep environmental price tag.
—Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Trump failed to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook and is unlikely to secure the steep rate cut he’s demanded, with markets expecting only a 25bp move today.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
Make sure to consult the steeping direction for each kind of tea, as different teas should be steeped for various lengths of time at different temperatures (hotter for black and herbal and cooler for green and white, for instance).
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
Remove from heat, and allow spices to steep for about 10 minutes.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steep
Adjective
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For nearly four decades, Armenia and Azerbaijan have skirmished with each other, primarily over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region that both countries claim.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a small region of the mountainous forests in Brazil, the peaks meet the clouds and humidity fills the air.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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A level 2 of 4 threat for excessive rainfall is in place for parts of eastern New Mexico and western Texas due to rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour possible in the heaviest storms.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Does that ideal suffuse your work?—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Not with crisp, clean bedding but with your sheet coming out of the dryer balled up in your duvet cover, still soaking wet.—
Reuven Perlman,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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On their simulated planet, clouds released rain that froze into icebergs that melted and flowed down rivers, soaking soil and evaporating to rejoin the atmosphere.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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And thanks to the towering cliffs that shield the shoreline from strong winds, the beaches often stay warm even as the air cools.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The work has potential applications in surveillance, environmental monitoring, and defense, where vertical lift, silent operation, and agility at low speeds are valuable.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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But a vertical market leader might want to know how many policies in a sub-line of business were quoted versus bound.—
Andy Watts,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ceramic parts are known for their resilience in extreme environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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With Kennedy at the helm of HHS, major medical organizations have expressed extreme alarm about restrictions to COVID-19 vaccines that have already taken place and warned of potential further restrictions to routine childhood vaccines.—
Sony Salzman,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Hortmans’ assassination received a flurry of coverage over the strange circumstances under which it was carried out, with pictures of Boelter in his silicone mask initially flooding social media.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United States is flooded with nearly half a billion guns, and the stockpile does not vanish just because the murder rate dips.—
John J. Donohue,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Steep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steep. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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