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Recent Examples of hogback
These geomorphic formations of rugged slopes are known locally as ‘hogbacks’ and present a particularly harsh environment in which to try and perfect agricultural techniques.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Red sandstone hogbacks, Horsetooth Reservoir coves and bridges are some of the highlights while snowshoeing here, while elevation stays at a pretty constant 5,500 feet or so above sea level.
—Mindy Sink, The Know, 6 Dec. 2019
The home is on a ¾-acre site that slopes into open space, allowing for a daylit, finished walk-out lower level, plus an entertainment-sized deck overlooking the hogback ridges and peekaboo views of city lights beyond.
—Mark Samuelson, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2019
Some runners combine those trails with the Dakota Ridge hogback across the highway, a run of about 7 miles in total.
—John Meyer, The Know, 22 July 2019
Popular with mountain bikers, trail runners and hikers, this hike will provide some elevation gain, then views of the plains and the hogbacks.
—Mindy Sink, The Know, 6 July 2019
Soon these will give way to starker vistas of tenuous grassland and hogback mesa.
—Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2018
Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Red sandstone hogbacks, Horsetooth Reservoir coves and bridges are some of the highlights while snowshoeing here, while elevation stays at a pretty constant 5,500 feet or so above sea level.
—Mindy Sink, The Know, 6 Dec. 2019
The home is on a ¾-acre site that slopes into open space, allowing for a daylit, finished walk-out lower level, plus an entertainment-sized deck overlooking the hogback ridges and peekaboo views of city lights beyond.
—Mark Samuelson, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2019
Some runners combine those trails with the Dakota Ridge hogback across the highway, a run of about 7 miles in total.
—John Meyer, The Know, 22 July 2019
Popular with mountain bikers, trail runners and hikers, this hike will provide some elevation gain, then views of the plains and the hogbacks.
—Mindy Sink, The Know, 6 July 2019
Soon these will give way to starker vistas of tenuous grassland and hogback mesa.
—Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogback
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People can see the cinder cone volcanic field, Sedona's red rock buttes and as far as the Grand Canyon on a clear day.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hole-in-the-Rock is only a 0.2-mile trail, which leads to a large hole in the Hole-in-the-Rock butte, offering stunning views of Phoenix and Scottsdale.Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
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Hike back down the Beach Trail from the visitors center through chaparral and sandy bluffs to the shore at Flat Rock, where rain has eroded deep arroyos into the 300-foot sandstone escarpments.Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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For climbing, the sandstone cliffs at Long Dong soar above crashing waves.Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Or rappel down 20-million-year-old cliffs in Kangaroo Point.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The city, which is about 45 miles north of Los Angeles, is known for its rugged canyons, stunning bluffs and celebrities' seaside mansions.Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The high potential for all of this to get out of hand makes any decision to decentralize control of nuclear weapons a credible step toward their actual use, not a bluff.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has been studying Europa more closely still, documenting ice walls, scarps, and ridges, all suggestive of a surface in constant motion.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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The playwright August Wilson, who’s best known for his series chronicling 20th-century Black American life (colloquially known as the Century Cycle), paid forensic attention to how everyday families bear the scars—and inherit the triumphs—of collective histories.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The school was a model for the federal Indian boarding school system, where more than 970 children died and survivors bore scars from abuse and separation.NPR Washington Desk, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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Yes, the final leg of your journey may be a bit lengthy, depending on your airport of choice, but the ride is accented by soaring mountain crags, centuries-old castles, and cliff-side vineyards.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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If Perez is at the top of the local pecking order, the young climbers who flock to Bishop from around the globe to train on world-class crags in Buttermilk Country and the Owens River Gorge are near the bottom.Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.Kathleen Kewley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent additions to the grounds include The Ralston Family Collections Center, a Mission Gate and Lunette, and replicas of an 18-pounder cannon and a palisade, all part of the $550 million Alamo Plan.Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Hogback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogback. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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