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Recent Examples of precipice
All this took men to the precipice.
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Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
All of those constructs serve the purpose of imagining the Democrats not as a rival coalition with opposing policies but as a unified, impersonal force that is always on the precipice of totalitarian control.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Nature enthusiasts can make the hike to the precipice of Sassafras Mountain or wander the 295-acre South Carolina Botanical Garden.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Yet here again, on the precipice of a greatness not realized in four decades, the Huskies are underdogs.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
All of those constructs serve the purpose of imagining the Democrats not as a rival coalition with opposing policies but as a unified, impersonal force that is always on the precipice of totalitarian control.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Nature enthusiasts can make the hike to the precipice of Sassafras Mountain or wander the 295-acre South Carolina Botanical Garden.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Yet here again, on the precipice of a greatness not realized in four decades, the Huskies are underdogs.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipice
Noun
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Here's how Congress might fix Social Security Social Security is hurtling toward a fiscal cliff.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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As the footage continues, Muirhead glides over cliffs and homes, laptop in hand, appearing to continue his work mid-flight.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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As the sun dropped and the temperature fell, Scarabeo Roches Noires emerged on the horizon, a small cluster of white tents perched on a rocky escarpment.—
Fergus Scholes,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipice. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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