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On Saturday, Madison Saltsburg, 20, fell roughly 600 feet down the Tuckerman Ravine, a glacial cirque on the southeast face of Mount Washington, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.
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USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
This cirque show combines acrobatic performance with the art of clowning while exploring fear, identity, recognition and power.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
Rainbow Basin: The Rainbow Basin Trail is 8 miles round trip with a steep elevation gain early on, followed by a dramatic descent into a glacial cirque dotted with shallow alpine lakes.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
They are born of rocks that fall from the walls of a cirque.
—Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023
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USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
This cirque show combines acrobatic performance with the art of clowning while exploring fear, identity, recognition and power.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
Rainbow Basin: The Rainbow Basin Trail is 8 miles round trip with a steep elevation gain early on, followed by a dramatic descent into a glacial cirque dotted with shallow alpine lakes.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
They are born of rocks that fall from the walls of a cirque.
—Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cirque
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But apparently the nationalists in Trump’s circle, led by Carlson, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump, Jr., convinced him that Rubio was a swamp creature with divided loyalties.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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For a show where the power of witches’ circles was so prominent, Agatha All Along felt like an appropriately full-circle moment for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kester’s beat includes everything that rings of ... Editorial Standards Forbes Accolades Join The Conversation Comments 0 One Community.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Smith caught the final pitch from Walker Buehler in the Dodgers' 7-6 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday, capping Game 5 of the World Series with the second ring of his career.Newsweek, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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While such orbs are typically helium balloons, this orb appeared stationary, despite tree branches blowing in the wind in the background, Rojas says.Linh Ta, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Patron exists as a flying golem at first, then once it's taken enough damage, becomes a stationary orb.Omar L. Gallaga, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Cirque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cirque. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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