as in mountain
a small hill
a grassy knoll
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Recent Examples of knoll
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.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition.
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Tony Le Calvez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
We were taken by this delightful example of the compact two-door that was parked atop a knoll near the entrance to this year’s show, which combined a dazzling mint green paint job with wicker seating.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition.
—
Tony Le Calvez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
We were taken by this delightful example of the compact two-door that was parked atop a knoll near the entrance to this year’s show, which combined a dazzling mint green paint job with wicker seating.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knoll
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Whether your itinerary is packed with sweaty mountain hikes, relaxing beach days, or bopping around wine bars, staying cool is essential in summer heatwaves.
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That caught the attention of vineyard consultant Ken Swegles, who subsequently put him to work during harvest at dozens of small sites throughout the mountains.
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Take, for example, a bowl of artichoke purée poured around a hillock of tender Jonah crab.
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Terrazzo slabs of terrine with good brown bread and a hillock of cornichons.
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Visitors can pair the park with a stop along the American River or a drive through nearby foothill towns.
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The heat will also impact Sacramento, Modesto, Merced, Fresno and surrounding foothill communities.
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
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Guests also visited a memory table filled with photos of Love and her father together, along with some of his favorite things, including a football, weights and his scriptures.
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Photos also helped the DNR better understand trends in the lives of many mammals and upland birds such as wild turkeys.
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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.
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The Simbari people of Papua New Guinea’s eastern highlands separate boys from their mothers around the age of nine.
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The Macallan Importantly, this is the first time that Macallan fans will be able to have this type of experience without going through global travel retail or venturing into the heart of the remote Scottish highlands.
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The lid has a silicone seal around the rim to keep everything fresh, and it’s topped with a glass knob for an elegant finish.
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Climate controls are operated via knobs below the center of the dashboard.
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Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
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For much of the past week, all that Colombia had been able to agree upon was the pre-eminence of Luis Diaz, who remained a whirling dervish throughout the match as his side’s outstanding player.
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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