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Recent Examples of precipice
Set at an all-boys water polo summer camp, The Plague is on the precipice of horror, but this is no Friday the 13th.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 May 2025
After requiring 48 pitches to get his first six outs, Gordon threw just 22 to collect the next six, stabilizing a start that seemed on the precipice of a spiral.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The world stands on the precipice of a technological and economic revolution built on the power of artificial intelligence.
—Gordon Bitko, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There’s also something about growing up in a place that feels like being on the precipice of the end of the world more than other places.
—Tierney Finster, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 May 2025
After requiring 48 pitches to get his first six outs, Gordon threw just 22 to collect the next six, stabilizing a start that seemed on the precipice of a spiral.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The world stands on the precipice of a technological and economic revolution built on the power of artificial intelligence.
—Gordon Bitko, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There’s also something about growing up in a place that feels like being on the precipice of the end of the world more than other places.
—Tierney Finster, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipice
Noun
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Pigeons also adapted in response to human development, nesting on skyscrapers instead of on cliff faces and expanding their range alongside people.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Over the franchise's 30-year span, Cruise has done everything from dangling from a wire in Mission: Impossible to motorcycling off a cliff in Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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The rim is a 1,200-foot-tall escarpment that rises dramatically above a broad valley, giving you the perfect perch for spotting the show.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipice. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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