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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 peninsula has 15 miles of beaches and tons of wildlife including iguanas and monkeys—find T+L's guide to the destination here.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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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The plan calls for pumping nearly a million cubic yards of sand from offshore deposits onto the beach, holding the sand there between two artificial headlands and building an artificial reef to protect it.—
Philip Diehl,
The Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2024
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At one point, physicians even considered halting treatment to allow Pope Francis to die peacefully.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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At this point, mining is technically possible—what’s in question is whether society and the government will tolerate it.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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