as in peninsulas
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
from the plane I could see a foreland shaped like a large toe
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Noun
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Eddies downstream from peninsulas, brush tops, sunken trees, deep holes, and other current breaks are ideal.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026 -
Among its wealth of offerings, this Midwestern state also boasts a slew of charming towns on its two peninsulas.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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In comparison to her last two Cannes Film Festival appearances, Stone ditched her rule-bending voluminous capes and gowns, tapping into her inner office siren with a suit.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
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Their white coats hung like snow capes.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 on Wednesday night.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Landry Shamet added 13 points off the bench, while Miles McBride scored seven points in 11 minutes.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Trade those greatest hits for a few hours’ drive above Dublin and the reward is a wilder, more elemental Ireland — Atlantic headlands carved by weather rather than postcards, beaches that appear out of nowhere, and cliffs that don’t require elbowing for a view.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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From bay to headlands, the Crosstown Trail slices diagonally across San Francisco in a 17-mile arc.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Forelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forelands. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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