Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuesta
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Another legend suggests the name came from two local buttes resembling piles of horse manure — the actual meaning of the word.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
7 May 2025 -
Image The forest stretches as far as the eye can see, over multiple buttes that rise dome-like out of the ground.—
Michael Hanson,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The early morning temple grounds are green and quiet, stacks of stone carvings lean against each other inside tall alcoves carved out of the cliff by centuries of water.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Looking Forward Merck’s acquisition strategy reflects management’s understanding of the Keytruda cliff and their determination to address it.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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These geomorphic formations of rugged slopes are known locally as ‘hogbacks’ and present a particularly harsh environment in which to try and perfect agricultural techniques.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
30 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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As sunrise paints the rocks crimson only the call of baboons echoing between rocky escarpments punctuates the silence.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 June 2025
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Fun fact: The Pine Ridge is a 100-mile-long escarpment of sandstone bluffs and the main geologic feature of northwest Nebraska.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
20 May 2025
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This wide, unruffled stretch of water framed by wooded bluffs is prime bald eagle territory.—
Giovanna Dell'orto,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Thus, the new project is to be built 25 feet from the bluff.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The rupturing fault created an approximately 20 meters (or 65 feet) high new scarp on the seafloor, which in turns caused the water displacement and a series of six tsunami moving both east towards Sumatra, and west towards Sri Lanka, India and Africa—eventually reaching the Atlantic and Pacific.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 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 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Will Gain More Power Iran’s clerical army is already a key power center, but the recent conflict has left it on the precipice of becoming the dominant political force in the country.—
Ilan Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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On the precipice of artificial intelligence (AI) robotics, the company executed a 1-for-8 reverse split intended to streamline internal structures for future growth.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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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 18 Jul. 2025.
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