as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
the peninsula is constantly buffeted by storms
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Recent Examples of peninsula
The announcement sets the stage for one of the busiest papal travel schedules in years, since Leo will also be undertaking a grand tour of Italy starting in May that will take him up and down the peninsula in a half-dozen one-day visits.
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Service on the Rockaway Shuttle resumed around noon after an early-morning power outage on the peninsula played havoc with the shuttle’s signals.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
The camp was situated within the boundaries of the Indian reservation, a central enclave cordoned off in the years after Spain ceded the peninsula to the United States, in 1821.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The popular drive between Green Bay and Gills Rock takes just under two hours and ping-pongs between the eastern and western shores of the peninsula.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Service on the Rockaway Shuttle resumed around noon after an early-morning power outage on the peninsula played havoc with the shuttle’s signals.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
The camp was situated within the boundaries of the Indian reservation, a central enclave cordoned off in the years after Spain ceded the peninsula to the United States, in 1821.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The popular drive between Green Bay and Gills Rock takes just under two hours and ping-pongs between the eastern and western shores of the peninsula.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peninsula
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Charlize Theron—who has worked with Dior for over 20 years now—stopped by the brand’s show at Paris Fashion Week on March 3 wearing head-to-toe black, including a micro miniskirt, thigh-high stockings, a cape, and sunglasses.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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At the 2020 awards, Natalie Portman’s Dior cape did so literally.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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Eastern Libya has become a key launch point for smugglers, undercutting years of EU efforts to curb departures and making Crete a new pressure point.—
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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However, that shifted by the midway point of the second period.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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To keep every generation happy, there’s both a family pool and an adults-only swimming pool, sweeping around the headland.—
Harriet Compston,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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One of those smaller populations depends on a small patch of wetland wedged between the Sharp Point Golf Course and the headland at Mori Point in Pacifica.—
Pepper St. Clair,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Peninsula.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peninsula. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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