Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuesta
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Follow the Big Park Loops signs for a four mile circumnavigation of the butte.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The jagged shadows of buttes and spires disappeared and reappeared, a merry-go-round of angles cast on to the cascading rocks cradling the Colorado River.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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The one at Land’s End is perhaps most famous, near the mist and crying seabirds of the Golden Gate (just don’t approach the cliffs).Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Snow blankets the dramatic cliffs, some mountain passes are closed, and ferry services are limited.David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
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The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
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It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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The national park promises epic escarpments, striking rock formations, and breathtaking bush walks less than an hour west of Sydney by car.Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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Good rattling/grunting setup: Wind in your face and rock bluff or stream at your back.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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At the eastern tip of the Hamptons on Long Island, the Stone House in Montauk sits on 3.2 secluded acres near the edge of a 70-foot bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has been studying Europa more closely still, documenting ice walls, scarps, and ridges, all suggestive of a surface in constant motion.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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The director of Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s formidable AI lab, recognized the Swedish area code on his phone and froze, unable to believe what was on the precipice of happening.Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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As crises become more common and intense, the role leaders play in pulling states away from the precipice of war becomes increasingly important.Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
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From a gnarly lie in the rough, his third shot from 116 yards found the barranca in front of the green.Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
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Clark held his nerve to the end and was right there with him, even after a rare errant shot into the barranca on the 17th.Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
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“Cuesta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuesta. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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