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Recent Examples of cirque
Big Sky is famous for its size, its extreme terrain, and its long, steep cirques high above the tree line.
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Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Based on Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller, the show premiered last year at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and elevates the musical to new and literal heights with its seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
On Saturday, Madison Saltsburg, 20, fell roughly 600 feet down the Tuckerman Ravine, a glacial cirque on the southeast face of Mount Washington, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.
—USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
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Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Based on Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller, the show premiered last year at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and elevates the musical to new and literal heights with its seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
On Saturday, Madison Saltsburg, 20, fell roughly 600 feet down the Tuckerman Ravine, a glacial cirque on the southeast face of Mount Washington, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.
—USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cirque
Noun
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The circle could be completed for Craig Kimbrel, the longtime former Braves closer who signed a minor-league contract with his original team on Tuesday.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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The left circle encompasses the lens, while the right circle is a large, easily identifiable status light that glows green when active.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The next day for the the rehearsal dinner and welcome party, the actress wore a tulle set by Danielle Frankel, which was paired with ivory Manolo Blahnik heels, as well as the engagement ring her father gifted her mother.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The theft ring also stole Jasper Cropsey’s painting Upper Hudson (1871), estimated to be worth $100,000 or more, from Ringwood Manner in New Jersey in 2011.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Over several hours, Earth's shadow slowly crept across the lunar surface, turning our celestial neighbor into a deep, blood-red orb.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Lewis abandoned the idea to put clear orbs in the sockets early on, but debate about the eyes continued after Lithgow complained that the doll’s line of sight didn’t have a focus.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Cirque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cirque. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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