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as in peninsula
an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast
from atop the ness, there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance
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as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness
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Recent Examples of ness
Watching Joel morph into a full human again in a post-apocalyptic world — if, indeed, that is what’s happening — is lovely, a testament not only to the value of grieving but also the schedule-less-ness of it.
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Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
This was supposed to be the year of normal-ish-ness.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
Diana’s obsession American symbols of privilege and their distinctly un-British embrace of casual-ness.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2022
The original Larry’s Ice Cream has been selling its sweet chill-ness in Coral Springs since 1986.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
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Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
This was supposed to be the year of normal-ish-ness.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
Diana’s obsession American symbols of privilege and their distinctly un-British embrace of casual-ness.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2022
The original Larry’s Ice Cream has been selling its sweet chill-ness in Coral Springs since 1986.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ness
Noun
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Egypt has not officially commented on specific accusations regarding increasing its military presence in Sinai or on foreign media reports regarding its construction and military activity in the peninsula.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Evidence of these conflicts is bountiful in Gdańsk, Poland, home to Westerplatte, a small peninsula that juts out into the Baltic Sea.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the brand’s fall 2025 show on Feb. 24, chief creative officer Daniel Lee sent coats, capes and trenches down the runway in the earthy dark browns, greens and burgundies pulled from the British countryside.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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Four of the dancers, representing wind, wear sheer, pleated capes with an iridescent sheen that attached to shoulder straps and arm bands.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Max Christie scored at least 15 points in each of his first seven games with the Mavericks.—
Stan Son,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 649 points, or 1.5%, and the Nasdaq composite slumped 2.6%.—
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4 Mar. 2025
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The 39-year-old can be seen pulling the 56-year-old closer to her, wrapping her arm around his neck, before almost kissing one another.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Soft power vacuum As Trump dismantles the US foreign aid sector – freezing funding to global education, health and development programs – some English-language arms of Chinese state media released scathing critiques of such assistance.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rooms vary widely at Eden Rock, with especially coveted idiosyncratic floorplans on the scenic promontory.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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As the final minutes began to bleed off the clock, the levee finally collapsed for Shrewsbury, as Richardson fired home a rocket through traffic to put Hingham ahead for good at 3-2.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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In Tennessee, a state of emergency was declared by the local authorities after a levee broke near the small town of Rives, which has a population roughly 250, along the Obion river.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 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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“Ness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ness. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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