SUGARLOAFS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sugarloafs

noun

variants or sugarloaves

plural of sugarloaf

as in ridges

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Noun

The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Developers have become increasingly interested in building atop North Carolina’s mountain ridges, creating threats to vistas along the Appalachian Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Scaling up Engineers discovered voids, or air pockets, between layers of carbon fiber that make up the domes’ composite structure.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
The company recently identified an issue with the manufacturing process on one of its propellant domes, according to a Rocket Lab video that shared details on the launch delay.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of domes

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There’s no such thing as a basic room here; even the smallest ones, at 240 to 260 square feet, look out over the bluffs to whitecaps winking in the sun.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Homes were built on beaches, bluffs and dunes during a period when the coastal storm climate was generally mild and there were no real concerns with coastal hazards and future sea-level rise.

— Gary Griggs, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of bluffs

Noun

All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of knolls

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