scarped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarped
Adjective
  • For decades, the Algarve has been beloved for its endless sunny days and dramatic coastlines with its picturesque beaches, craggy cliffs, and hidden caves.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Bloody battles raged throughout the fall of 1863 along the banks of the Tennessee River, in pastoral valleys, and on the flanks of Lookout Mountain, a long, craggy ridge overlooking the city.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • AccuWeather® experts warn that the storm’s sluggish pace over mountainous terrain significantly increases the risk of flash flooding and deadly mudslides, especially in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Sedona is also home to beautiful crisp weather, mountainous views and a unique local art scene.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Normally, as storms begin to interact with land—particularly with hilly terrain such as that of Jamaica—friction starts to disrupt and weaken them.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Its open, hilly terrain has one of the highest densities of tigers on the subcontinent.
    Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Luckily, this option from Quince offers all of the luxury without the steep price tag typically associated with cashmere.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This resulted in a dearth of micro-collections of organic cotton T-shirts or one-off collections that didn’t address the company’s larger goals, while general consumption and production were on a steep rise.
    Bella Webb, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While most of the largest cities in the country have seen permit activity drop, a study by HomeAbroad also found that San Jose’s figures illustrated the most precipitous drop.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Kinloch also has questioned the validity of a precipitous decline in violent crime reported by Detroit police last year.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Palace are one of the most vertical attacking teams around.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Stratton offers more than 2,000 feet in vertical drop and one of the few slope-side villages on the East Coast.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Scarped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarped. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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