as in mountain
a small hill
a grassy knoll
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Recent Examples of knoll
The clubhouse sits on a knoll over a four-acre peninsula, surrounded by water.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
Nestled on a private knoll surrounded by majestic century-old oaks, the estate exudes exclusivity and serenity while remaining just minutes from Highway 24 and Lafayette’s dynamic downtown.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
From late April onward, the grassy knolls around Cortina, aka the Pearl of the Dolomites, spring to life.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Shots of Roger biking down idyllic Brooklyn streets, grassy knolls in Brooklyn parks and cozy coffee shops and bars on Brooklyn corners are abundant, but beyond that the borough’s depiction leaves viewers wanting.
—Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
Nestled on a private knoll surrounded by majestic century-old oaks, the estate exudes exclusivity and serenity while remaining just minutes from Highway 24 and Lafayette’s dynamic downtown.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
From late April onward, the grassy knolls around Cortina, aka the Pearl of the Dolomites, spring to life.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Shots of Roger biking down idyllic Brooklyn streets, grassy knolls in Brooklyn parks and cozy coffee shops and bars on Brooklyn corners are abundant, but beyond that the borough’s depiction leaves viewers wanting.
—Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knoll
Noun
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For the second time in a week, someone has died visiting a waterfall in the North Carolina mountains, searchers say.—
Mark Price
Updated July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Luckily, their families found the beautiful small town in the mountains, Redwood Hollows.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
Noun
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With the Sayre’s prime setting on a hillock, guests have a clear view of the intact former Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces a few miles away.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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There were ferric hillocks of oxidized green and chasms that tore through flat earth, at the bottom of which a ribbon of river caught the sunlight.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 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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On that June evening, as the sun set, throwing billows of magenta clouds in the western sky, Heckscher saw ferns, grass-like sedges and hummocks of mosses, all signs of a healthy wetland.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 May 2023
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Bubble Inn housed many of the youngest girls at Camp Mystic, a nearly century-old haven tucked in the foothills of Texas’ Hill Country.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Aged in the Himalayan foothills, Rampur’s whisky reflects a unique, cooler microclimate.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Just as theatrical—and perhaps even more thrilling—is the restaurant’s turmeric-marinated catfish, the fish cut into hunks and twice-cooked: first, with a crisping swim in the kitchen’s deep fryer, offstage in the kitchen, then at the table, in a sizzling skillet set over a portable burner.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Take inspiration from around the world in our guide to 24 salads that deserve a place at every table.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
Noun
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With seven miles of shoreline, the 892-acre park has plenty of space to explore tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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It's really based on our Hacienda, which is where all of our tequila is made in the highlands of Jalisco in Mexico.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Over in San Miguel de Allende—the No. 1 city this year according to readers, that's roughly 3.5 hours northeast in the highlands of Guanajuato—WBA voters praised two hotels that imbue the guest experience with true Mexican culture at every turn.—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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The handle has a gentle curve and an extra knob towards the brush head to give you better leverage when cleaning.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Perhaps a new knob here, a new guard there, but nothing revolutionary.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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