as in hills
an area of high ground
the old citadel sits on an eminence with a commanding view of the city
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Recent Examples of eminences
These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Nov. 2025
It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Nov. 2025
It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eminences
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has been working with the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Control to identify trouble spots along roadways, steep hills and other areas.
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There are a surprisingly high number of weak ski resort courses, and many better golf operations tend to be at smaller market ski hills, so my focus is on the best golf courses at ski resorts, regardless of the size of the ski operations.
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At the time, certain teams wore BLM patches and stenciled the BLM logo onto the pitcher’s mounds.
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Regular mowing can also disrupt ant mounds.
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Biarritz is a tourist destination known for its rugged cliffs, beaches and status as one of Europe’s premier surfing spots.
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His calling-card changeup dove off cliffs and past the bats of Yankees hitters, who whiffed at 12 of them.
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“Eminences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eminences. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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