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Adjective
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Much of the winter snow in 2023 and 2024 came from atmospheric rivers that brought heavy precipitation to mountainous regions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
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This mountainous region, part of the Sierra Madre Oriental, rises sharply from the valley floor, creating a landscape of deep ravines, dense forests, and extreme ecological diversity.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The border, as the Treaty of Lausanne defined it, would follow the median line between the main channel of the Evros River, which spills from the great Rila mountain range of Bulgaria, down through the hilly green borderlands of Greece and Turkey, and eventually into the northern Aegean.—
Lauren Markham,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The sprawling property dates back several centuries and is surrounded by ancient olive groves and hilly vineyards.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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This small train leads down one of the steepest railway lines in the world, and cuts through stunning, craggy scenery.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Feb. 2025
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Best place to drink in those craggy peaks of the San Jacinto range against an azure sky is from a comfy chaise lounge on the rooftop pool deck.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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In the face of steep new duties—especially on China—footwear brands will also be forced to raise prices.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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The dual pressures of addiction and burnout are exacting a steep toll on America’s entrepreneurs and executives.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Installing Garden Structures Garden structures add vertical interest to the garden and maximize the space in a small garden by keeping vines and climbing vegetables from taking over the ground.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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The lander touched down at 3:34 a.m. after running through a powered descent 12 minutes out bringing the lander into a vertical position and slowing down from 3,800 mph to about 90 mph.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The spiral runs perpendicular, or at an angle of 90 degrees, to the plane of the Milky Way.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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In their account, around each decoupled point, space stretches in a random direction and compresses in the other two perpendicular directions.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Hillocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillocky. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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