as in mountain
a small hill
a grassy knoll
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Recent Examples of knoll
Another location seems more likely, a mansion on a secluded knoll in Bloomfield Hills.
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Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
The house sits on a knoll on the western shore of the freshwater/saltwater lagoon.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Perched on a grassy knoll on the edge of downtown, The Inn sits comfortably away from bustling Main Street while maintaining easy walking distance to all of Berlin’s shops, restaurants, and galleries.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
An order opening the knoll would both halt a blatant violation of law and encourage the rulebreaker to promptly plead his case without further infuriating delays.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
The house sits on a knoll on the western shore of the freshwater/saltwater lagoon.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Perched on a grassy knoll on the edge of downtown, The Inn sits comfortably away from bustling Main Street while maintaining easy walking distance to all of Berlin’s shops, restaurants, and galleries.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
An order opening the knoll would both halt a blatant violation of law and encourage the rulebreaker to promptly plead his case without further infuriating delays.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knoll
Noun
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The model suggested that ice from Antarctica alone — before any additions from Greenland, mountain glaciers or thermal expansion — could raise the seas by more than a meter by 2100.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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The director continues to drum up the suspense when, after a Hollywood-style car chase that’s perfectly executed, the clan arrives at Iman’s childhood home in the mountains, where things definitely take a turn into thriller territory and several guns come back into play.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Terrazzo slabs of terrine with good brown bread and a hillock of cornichons.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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From just over a nearby hillock, a howl floated back.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2024
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Its hummock was part of a wetland spiked with tamarack saplings and carpeted with wild cranberries.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2022
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Denise’s family was out on a foothill in a large, modern ranch house.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Shooting The shooting began shortly after 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School, about 30 miles west of Denver in the foothills of Jefferson County.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Nearby is a usefully long drop-down table/desk that will comfortably seat two people.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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Lopez also allegedly disrupted a second informational table hosted by a student group, according to Illinois State University Police.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Different Habitats and Hunting Opportunities These kinds of properties are abundant in this part of Nebraska, which is prime territory for upland hunters.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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The driftwood trees help to blunt the effects of hurricanes—and, thus, slow down erosion—on the remaining woods and uplands.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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This musician from Ambato, Ecuador, tropicalized the national music of the Ecuadorian highlands, which had long been stigmatized for its Indigenous roots and the sad melodies often associated with them.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Don Churros Gomez traces its lineage back to Yahualica, Jalisco, a region in Mexico’s highlands known for its rich soil and incredible produce, according to Nuñes-Gomez.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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It’s made from durable, attractive stainless steel and has ergonomic knobs that are easy to grip.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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With a jeweled design, bee detail accents, an amber lid knob, and a wooden handle, this tea kettle is elegant from top to bottom.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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