rugged
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Snow and ice blanket many of the islands, while exposed rock, rugged coastlines, and deep fjords form intricate patterns across the frozen region.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
It is rich with wildlife including puffins and seals and its rugged landscape makes for breathtaking views.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The landscape was rugged and swampy, filled with insects and dense vegetation that Osinski described as "deep, twisty, gnarly vegetation."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Humboldt Bay, the rugged, often cold bay that is the second-largest in California, is notorious for breakers, or massive white foam waves, that have swept people out to sea and destroyed ships like Raxa’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Ang Dorje hailed from Pangboche, an aggregation of stonewalled houses and terraced potato fields clinging to a rugged hillside at 13,000 feet.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing rugged
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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