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peninsulas

noun

plural of peninsula
as in capes
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 peninsulas For Michigan, the forecast is essentially divided up between the two peninsulas, but the throughline appears to be milder temperatures and below-average snowfall. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Permafrost changes underway in 2026 The Seward and Baldwin peninsulas in northwestern Alaska are hot spots for lakes suddenly draining. — Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 The bridge stretches for 5 miles, traversing the Straits of Mackinac to link Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026 The island is already home to Discovery Land Company’s Barbuda Ocean Club, which encompasses 900 acres across the western and southern peninsulas of Coco Point and Palmetto Point. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Key sections include the northern Kullaleden and Bjäre peninsulas and the coastal Österlen Way in the east — a quieter alternative to the more popular Stockholm Archipelago routes. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Key sections include the northern Kullaleden and Bjäre peninsulas and the coastal Österlen Way in the east. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 Eddies downstream from peninsulas, brush tops, sunken trees, deep holes, and other current breaks are ideal. — John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026 The emirate has just 72 kilometers (45 miles) of natural shoreline, but artificial islands and peninsulas have provided far more beachfront for its 4 million residents, and the millionaires and billionaires who collect such properties. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peninsulas
  1. capes
  2. points
  3. headlands
  4. promontories
Noun
  • Brown minidresses, rompers, and capes can feel sultry with black accessories, or playfully retro with all white.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And for holiday, Browne updated his black tie offerings with new dresses, capes and sport coats.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of capes
Noun
  • These—which would soon earn its authors comparisons to Adolf Hitler, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Spanish Inquisition, and which would be called the Jurenberg Laws, reminiscent of the Nuremberg Laws—included seven points.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Republicans lead Democrats on border security and crime by over 20 percentage points, but are significantly less popular on data centers and healthcare — Democrats score 12 points higher than Republicans on the former and over 20 on the latter.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • One of the biggest changes was to replace the long, rock groins originally proposed with short, landscaped headlands.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.
    — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of headlands
Noun
  • Tracing the length of one of these wild, winding promontories is the glorious, 46-mile Queen Charlotte Track, says Helen Pickles in The Times.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The promontories rising on each side of the Strait of Gibraltar are known as the Pillars of Hercules.
    — Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of promontories

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“Peninsulas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peninsulas. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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