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Recent Examples of cirque
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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Such a test would be a sign of China’s weakening influence over Pyongyang and could spur Seoul to try to acquire nuclear weapons of its own—a position that both South Korea and the United States officially oppose but is gaining traction in Western policy circles.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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An expanding black circle marks the spread of polar night in the Arctic in this animation of images acquired by the NOAA-20 satellite between Sept. 4 and Nov. 7.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Enjoy the mirror-still water from the fire ring, or hop aboard the kayaks that come with the property for a scenic paddle.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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In March, Johnson went on Kirk’s show to kiss the ring.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The stunts start with acrobats somersaulting on a thin strip of springy tape and the highlight comes when a giant orb is lowered from above and suspended in mid-air.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bremer mixes antique touches, like a clawfoot tub, with futuristic ones: smack dab in the middle of the living room hangs a fire orb.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Cirque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cirque. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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