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Recent Examples of promontory
The proposal includes the creation of two artificial headlands or small promontories extending out on the beach to hold the sand in place.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Sun worshipers can wile away summer afternoons at one of the public or private beaches that linea long stretch of coastline tucked between two promontories, Capo Nero and Capo Sant’Ampelio.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
These are separated by the Sorrento Peninsula, a promontory of land that pokes southwestward and includes the city of Sorrento on its northern shore and the Amalfi Coast along is southern stretch.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Sun worshipers can wile away summer afternoons at one of the public or private beaches that linea long stretch of coastline tucked between two promontories, Capo Nero and Capo Sant’Ampelio.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
These are separated by the Sorrento Peninsula, a promontory of land that pokes southwestward and includes the city of Sorrento on its northern shore and the Amalfi Coast along is southern stretch.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
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The war was wide-ranging, with battles waged across the Mediterranean—in northern Africa, in Greece and Italy, and on the Iberian peninsula.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 June 2025
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Unfolding over 18 acres on a private peninsula between Marechal Beach and Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The star completed her look with a black leather jacket and strappy black heels. 12 of 15 Lucy Liu In N.Y.C., Lucy Liu attended the Rosemead premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival in a black ballgown with white floral embellishments and a matching sheer cape.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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No Superman cape for Tyrese Haliburton to put on like in Game 1.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
9 June 2025
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The property off Highway 1 resembles your own private headlands park with unparalleled panoramic views of the sea arches and the coastline.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
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The Oregon Coast Trail, Oregon Distance: Up to 425 miles The Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) sounds too good to be true: More than 400 miles of hiking along the Pacific Northwest’s coastal headlands, bouncing between isolated beaches, cliff tops, dense rain forests and the occasional fishing village.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
30 May 2025
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With the Oklahoma City Thunder leading the series over the Indiana Pacers, Drake placed $600,000 on an OKC win and another $200,000 on them winning by a 6-10 point margin.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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When the weather is more violent, more extreme than at any other point since records began, that also is politics.—
Kamila Shamsie
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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