steep
Example Sentences
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This past April, as the economy closed in on a soft landing, steep tariffs had forecasters bracing for a new surge in inflation.
The disappearance of small farms has carried steep consequences for rural America, upending the transfer of wealth—long attached to the land—between generations.
“She annihilates people on the steep pitch that’s like a sheet of ice,” Street said.
From Los Angeles Times
Motherhood became a way to leave behind a childhood steeped in sadness.
From BBC
The latest numbers showing steep increases also don’t capture February’s cold snap across large parts of the country.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
