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Adjective
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To add visual interest to an outfit, instead mix textures: wear a cotton button down under a craggy wool sweater or pair a lightweight knit with a corduroy shirt jacket.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025 -
Hauled by maroon Double Fairlie locomotives, this route twists and spirals up through craggy mountainsides and quiet woodlands before finishing at the old slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, where the views are splendid.—
James March,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Blowing snow, whiteout conditions, and icy roads will make driving treacherous, especially in mountainous regions and along highways.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Amid a mountainous landscape, described by Coronado and Landin as great for location scouting, the city has been at the mercy of Mexican/American relations for centuries.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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Specifically, the credits now foreshadow particular moments that emerge over the course of the season: Look no further than the moment when innie Mark hobbles about a hilly grassland, which turns to be an actual milieu for a scene anchored by Gwendoline Christie in episode three.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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Golden Bear Gateway to Highway 109: Further east from West Elementary on Lebanon Road remains one lane in each direction that is several miles long with hilly sections and stretches of a 55-mile-per-hour speed limit.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The water — being pumped up a steep grade — eventually reached the Guilford Reservoir on Cold Spring Lane.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Limited to groups of 12, most riders will get six to eight laps on 2,000 acres of bowls, glades and steep terrain that's off limits to the resort's other guests.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Most residents hitting bureaucratic hurdles needed septic upgrades, or had precipitous terrain and landslide risk, said David Reid, director of the county’s Office of Response, Recovery & Resilience.—
Ethan Baron,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, the public’s trust in medical leaders has been on a precipitous decline in recent decades.—
Daniel T. Kim,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2025
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Established in 1940, the ski area — with two main chairlifts, 500 acres and a 1,000-foot vertical drop — gets 500 inches of snow on average annually.—
Elaine Glusac,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Imagine a soaring cathedral reaching towards a vast skylight but re-imagined with layers of architectural rings that gradually ascend, creating a dizzying illusion of immense vertical distance and distorted perspective.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Scarped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarped. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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