as in mountain
a small hill
a grassy knoll
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Recent Examples of knoll
My Spanish-style duplex sat perched on a knoll just below the Griffith Observatory.
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Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
The widow’s house has become our grassy knoll.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Another location seems more likely, a mansion on a secluded knoll in Bloomfield Hills.
—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
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Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
The widow’s house has become our grassy knoll.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Another location seems more likely, a mansion on a secluded knoll in Bloomfield Hills.
—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
See All Example Sentences for knoll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knoll
Noun
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The coastline offers crystal-clear waters, coral reefs and rugged mountains, while Aqaba Castle and the old seaport offer authentic historical textures.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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The season begins in October and peaks in early December in the mountains, the state says.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Over the course of the hour-long runtime, all the girls bring their lingering tensions and disagreements to the table and air everything out.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Phoenix's oldest dive bars still going strong Nothing beats a classic dive, complete with cheap drinks, pool tables and a jukebox.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Mixed oak woods, pine and birch, upland rowan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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While the dry upland habitat loss puts stress on swamp rabbit populations, the loss and drainage of wetlands also poses a challenge for the struggling rabbits.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lake Nyos, an extremely deep lake in the volcanic highlands of northwest Cameroon, was in the second category.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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With establishing shots of the majestic Armenian highlands, the documentary makes a concerted effort to trace the deep-rooted mythos of this ancestral land before delving into its subjects.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Neither the lid knob nor handles become too hot to touch, even when cooking food on the higher setting.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Features turn out to be like volume knobs for concepts; turn them up and the model will talk about little else.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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