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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The fire has scorched around 20 acres of land on the mountain, but no structures were lost, the department said.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Imagine standing atop a mountain, gazing at the vast landscape below, trying to make sense of the world around you.—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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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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Just an hour away, in New Canaan, Connecticut, Philip Johnson stowed his private painting gallery beneath a hillock and shut it behind a steel door.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 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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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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The areas of highest concern include fire zones 215 through 219, 263 and 279 — encompassing much of the Sacramento Valley and nearby foothill regions.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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Bear Creek Stables fundraising Friends of Bear Creek Stables have are more than a third of the way to their fundraising goal toward maintaining the stables in the Los Gatos foothills.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Try to get one of the two tables by the window overlooking the avenue.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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In other industries, personalization is table stakes.—
Gabriele Buffo,
Fortune,
26 June 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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These included the highlands around Lake Titicaca to the north, the llama-herding plains of the Altiplano to the west and the agriculturally rich valleys of Cochabamba to the east.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The Creag is a short walk away from the Highlands clubhouse and draws its inspiration, as does much of the resort, from the rugged Scottish highlands.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The on/off lever, complete with a cherry red knob, adds a burst of contrast to the otherwise monochrome frame.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 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,
14 June 2025
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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