cwm

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cwm Now, just one remains, lodged into a cwm west of Pico Humboldt. The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cwm
Noun
  • The atrium of the former jail will host top DJs for dancing, while live aerialists and cirque performances by the Boston Circus Guild dazzle across all levels of the hotel.
    Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Their website describes the show as a 75-minute story about a family of moonshiners that combines cirque acts and adults-only comedy.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 26 June 2024
Noun
  • Valproic acid causes birth defects that can be detected in utero such as oral clefts or spina bifida.
    Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Now that she’s become well known not only for her art and fashion, but for being a cleft advocate, speaking around the country about her experience with a cleft lip and palate, Glasses has been traveling a lot for personal appearances, which leaves precious little time for weaving.
    Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The study provides unprecedented detail of the distribution of crevasses at different elevations of the ice sheet, and how the fissures and their distribution have been changing, Colgan said.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The fate of TikTok will determine the size of media and tech's deepening fissure.
    Hope King, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The results show that crevasses grew significantly wider between 2016 and 2021.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Driven by 20 mushers and more than 150 dogs, the relay of sled teams navigated a blizzard, hidden crevasses in the snow and ice, and the continual darkness of the Arctic winter.
    David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After the days of hiking through dense foliage to reach the 9,900-foot Waddington-Combatant col, the climb to the summit felt straightforward by comparison.
    Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Both of these scenic valleys are cradled by cols that border France and Switzerland and have scenic trails leading to viewpoints of the Mont Blanc massif.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
Noun
  • In Pacific Palisades, already less isolated after the extension of Sunset Boulevard and the 1937 opening of Pacific Coast Highway, single-family homes ventured farther up the canyons.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The mudslide sloshed into the canyon early Jan. 27, forcing the closure of SR-27.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Finding sand in every crevice of your home after the beach is a universal experience.
    Olivia Bria, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
  • His own house is a virtuoso assemblage of warm and airy rooms slipped in among the crevices of Rustic Canyon.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But as anybody working as a music creator knows, creating the music is only the start in a series of dancing monkey chores to make sure my work doesn’t disappear into the abyss.
    Kay Hanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
  • With the death of our local paper, where will local citizens get the information needed to keep us from a dark abyss where lies become truth and truth becomes lies?
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Cwm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cwm. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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