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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Much of this can be attributed to flying down the middle of the South Island of New Zealand and seeing the green and treeless mountains in the light of late day, as if the whole island had just pushed itself up from the blue-green sea.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Washington Trail Association describes the Sauk Mountain Trail as a popular attraction with views of the Sauk and Skagit River valleys, Cascade mountain peaks and, on a clear day, the Olympics and San Juan Islands.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 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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As of February 2024, the North Seattle plan was formally off the table.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The away supporters at Molineux did not have much else to shout about until the Dutch central defender’s 86th-minute header rescued a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers, who remain winless at the foot of the table.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Many upland birds — quail, chukar, Huns, pheasants, grouse — were at staggering population peaks.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 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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The resulting sandstone cliffs, canyon rims, wooded highlands, tumbling cascades, and swimming holes are a nature enthusiast’s playground.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Probably the most noteworthy lunar feature is Tycho, a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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By the time the group made the turn, Thomas was essentially acting as a one-man volume knob, pleading for the crowd to quiet down with McIlroy or Lowry ready to putt, then pointing to his ear for points delivered by himself or Young.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Clean the base of the toilet that is on the floor and all the knobs, too.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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