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forelands

noun

plural of foreland

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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For Michigan, the forecast is essentially divided up between the two peninsulas, but the throughline appears to be milder temperatures and below-average snowfall.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Permafrost changes underway in 2026 The Seward and Baldwin peninsulas in northwestern Alaska are hot spots for lakes suddenly draining.

— Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of peninsulas

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The rundown by Coveteur of fall 2026 outerwear trends also flags military jackets, shrunken lapels, capes and silk jackets as looks worth watching.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Coveteur reports other emerging outerwear looks this season include military jackets and shrunken lapels, along with capes and silk jackets.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of capes

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These—which would soon earn its authors comparisons to Adolf Hitler, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Spanish Inquisition, and which would be called the Jurenberg Laws, reminiscent of the Nuremberg Laws—included seven points.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Republicans lead Democrats on border security and crime by over 20 percentage points, but are significantly less popular on data centers and healthcare — Democrats score 12 points higher than Republicans on the former and over 20 on the latter.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of points

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One of the biggest changes was to replace the long, rock groins originally proposed with short, landscaped headlands.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Definition of headlands

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