as in hill
an area of high ground
a rocky prominence that commands a stunning view of the surrounding area
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Recent Examples of prominence
Harris — a California native who rose to prominence as attorney general and U.S. senator for the state — said in a social media post about the upcoming book that she’s spent a lot of time reflecting since leaving office after President Donald Trump’s 2024 victory.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Whether the former rode to prominence on some of the latter’s tailwinds probably won’t mean much in the long term.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
All of them came to prominence in their countries as part of the first generation of post-independence elite; each was educated at Cambridge and prodigiously brilliant in his own way.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
From his years as a racing fan to his now prominence in the ownership world, Stewart said he's watched horses increasingly being bred to sell rather than to race.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Whether the former rode to prominence on some of the latter’s tailwinds probably won’t mean much in the long term.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
All of them came to prominence in their countries as part of the first generation of post-independence elite; each was educated at Cambridge and prodigiously brilliant in his own way.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
From his years as a racing fan to his now prominence in the ownership world, Stewart said he's watched horses increasingly being bred to sell rather than to race.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prominence
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Her plane crashed on a hill near a small creek behind a Circle K gas station, less than a mile away from the airport.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
25 Aug. 2025
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Manager Craig Counsell anticipates Taillon throwing off a mound Wednesday at Oracle Park so the Cubs can gauge how the veteran starter feels and then make a decision about his next start.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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All-Star Casey Mize is on the mound tonight against the Athletics in West Sacramento, trying to avenge a 7-6 extra-inning loss that saw some fireworks but ended with a whimper on a walk-off walk.—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Alterman used his cultural eminence to exhort the Israeli government to hold on to the territories taken in the war.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The eminence whom the film casts as the prime mover of benevolent governance is Nelson Rockefeller, a liberal Republican (the breed wasn’t uncommon then) who was the state’s governor from 1959 to 1973.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both groups reported feeling equally anxious and showed similar heart rate elevation during the mock interview.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Aug. 2025
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Lake Mead is expected to remain in a Level 1 Shortage Condition, with its elevation projected at 1,055.88 feet—20 feet below the Lower Basin shortage determination trigger, according to USBR.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For example, Winters said, Resolution has said that Apache Leap, the mountain to the west of the Magma site that forms the eastern border of Superior, won't be affected by the huge mine.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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In our first test of its sister S E Performance, the AMG C 63, the battery nearly fully recharged on a day of driving through the mountains of Southern California.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Acknowledging how unpopular that decision may prove to be, some moderate Republicans are already pushing for a bipartisan deal to avoid the cliff.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Through a gate, past an old bathhouse — once one of Hungary’s first concrete structures — a narrow alley leads to an unmarked doorway in the cliff.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Prominence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prominence. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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