scarped

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Adjective
  • Hugging the coastline, visitors can make their way west to reach Cabo Finisterre, a craggy peninsula that marks one of the westernmost points in all of Spain.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In This Article The Secret To Crispy Smashed Potatoes How To Use Leftover Smashed Potatoes If your favorite part of the baked potato is the first few bites—where the fluffy, buttery potato interior meets the crispy, craggy outside skin—then this recipe is for you.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That positive experience starts with Thailand’s endless supply of picturesque visuals from the south’s beaches (Phuket, Koh Samui, Krabi) and mountainous regions in the north (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai).
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Gravity batteries use solid blocks and bypass these issues by eliminating the need for water or mountainous terrain.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • McPhee was up early stretching after breakfast while story told that Ovechkin got out of bed, had a coke and then proceeded to play follow the leader along the hilly terrain with Ovechkin showing his power and strength while setting the pace.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The route zigzags its way across the Flemish countryside before completing two laps on a hilly circuit outside the town of Oudenaarde.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Hop aboard one of the town’s white Volkswagen Beetle taxis to navigate the steep streets, or take the cable car to Hotel Montetaxco—a fine place for views of Taxco rooftops and to rest your head for the night.
    Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
  • And in January 2024, a steep entertainment tax on services by karaoke bars, spas, and nightclubs had been proposed, though that was scrapped the next month after backlash from local businesses.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Detroit saw a precipitous decline in the number of homicides and shootings in 2024 over the year before, continuing a trend of sliding violent crime since a pandemic-era spike, according to police data presented by city officials Friday.
    Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The drop has been precipitous, too.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • If both series were graphed using a single vertical axis, the (blue) intraday series would hug the horizontal axis.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, a 2024 study backed by the International Olympic Committee found that trans women who have suppressed their testosterone may face competitive disadvantages compared to cis women in some key metrics like vertical leap.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 4 Apr. 2025
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“Scarped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarped. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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