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Recent Examples of promontory
Far below, waves lashed Punta Chiappa, a rugged promontory that stretches from the base of Monte di Portofino into the sea.
From San Rocco, the trail meandered past a cluster of tidy houses, their gardens fragrant with rosemary and citrus, before plunging into the forest.
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Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Rooms vary widely at Eden Rock, with especially coveted idiosyncratic floorplans on the scenic promontory.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
The formal composition at work in that portrait is even more evident in Han’s aerial landscapes, shot from bridges and promontories.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Tread the sand of Laguna Beach past Halfway Rock to Cactus Point, the latter a rocky promontory with a tunnel near the surf line.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Rooms vary widely at Eden Rock, with especially coveted idiosyncratic floorplans on the scenic promontory.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
The formal composition at work in that portrait is even more evident in Han’s aerial landscapes, shot from bridges and promontories.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Tread the sand of Laguna Beach past Halfway Rock to Cactus Point, the latter a rocky promontory with a tunnel near the surf line.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
Noun
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What To Know The Demilitarized Zone stretches 248 kilometers (155 miles) across the peninsula and is 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) wide.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced in a news release March 13 that two cubs between 7 and 9 weeks old were spotted in the state’s rural upper peninsula March 6.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Superman hasn't taken up his cape on the big screen since, well, whatever the heck was going on at the end of The Flash.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Boone then shed the cape to reveal his viral Grammys jumpsuit underneath and did one of his signature flips off the piano.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Some interlopers even made the treacherous journey around the rocky headland that flanks the resort’s half-moon bay to steal onto set.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Also, as with the previous regional projects, so far there is no plan to include retention devices such as the artificial headlands and reef proposed in Oceanside.—
Philip Diehl,
The Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Goodrich leads all scorers with 39 points in the 106-98 loss at Chicago. 1972 — Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Read more: Warriors' Steve Kerr Offers Massive Update on Steph Curry Following Scary Injury Curry has been great for the Warriors this season, averaging 24.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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