as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
the peninsula is constantly buffeted by storms
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Recent Examples of peninsula
How to Get Around Renting a car is hands-down the easiest way to explore the peninsula.
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
On the forecast track, the center of Lorena is expected to move parallel to the west coast of the Baja California peninsula Wednesday and Thursday before approaching the coast Thursday night and Friday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Trash and driftwood littered the peninsula.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
The United States and South Korea previously butted heads over how to handle the threat from North Korea, and there have been periodic public upheavals in Korean public opinion over tragic incidents involving American troops stationed on the peninsula.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
On the forecast track, the center of Lorena is expected to move parallel to the west coast of the Baja California peninsula Wednesday and Thursday before approaching the coast Thursday night and Friday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Trash and driftwood littered the peninsula.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
The United States and South Korea previously butted heads over how to handle the threat from North Korea, and there have been periodic public upheavals in Korean public opinion over tragic incidents involving American troops stationed on the peninsula.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peninsula
Noun
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Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Not all heroes wear capes, this one wears a red and black suit.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trolling crank baits along points and flats 15 feet deep over deeper water should still work.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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All perfumes pull a disappearing act at some point during the day, but Coty has figured out a way to make their fragrances less fleeting.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The mud can be thigh-deep or worse; the scrambles up and over vertical headlands, sometimes assisted by a greasy rope, are exhausting and sometimes terrifying.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
10 Sep. 2025
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The headlands are one of three places where the endangered mouse can be found.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Peninsula.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peninsula. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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