prominences

noun

plural of prominence
as in hills
an area of high ground a rocky prominence that commands a stunning view of the surrounding area

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Recent Examples of prominences Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Scientists hope the mission will improve understanding of solar prominences, the million-degree temperatures found within the corona, and how solar material develops into the solar wind that travels throughout the solar system. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Instead, the Economy seat puts pressure on the bonny prominences of the hip and restricts blood circulation. — New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025 One of these prominences is Crestone Peak, and the other is a sub-summit called East Crestone, which is just 418 feet away. — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prominences
  1. hills
  2. mounds
  3. cliffs
  4. elevations
  5. eminences
  6. mountains
Noun
  • Then there are the grounds themselves, nestled in the picturesque Surrey hills and brimming with picturesque scenery.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Either way, their kids are left to their own devices, which means snorting coke off the coffee table, doing homework during happy hour, and hosting lavish parties at their big empty homes in the Hollywood hills.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hills
Noun
  • Look for tunnels, mounds, runways, and feeding damage, and consider whether your plants or soil are bearing the brunt of the problem.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Pine trees coat the forest floor with mounds of flammable dead leaves that are springy underfoot but which can smolder long after a blaze.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of mounds
Noun
  • People have driven to the edges of cliffs and even into lakes.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Pharma’s previous mega-merger wave was largely a response to patent cliffs and weak pipeline replacement, with companies relying on cost cuts to protect earnings.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cliffs
Noun
  • Ski resorts at higher elevations have received sufficient snowfall but those at lower elevations in the region have thus far been forced to make artificial snow all season.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Nighttime lows in the mid 60s to low 80s (especially in the higher elevations).
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of elevations
Noun
  • These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of eminences
Noun
  • Bannister’s wife, Gigi, told TMZ that the actor died peacefully at their home in the San Bernardino County mountains early Sunday.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mountaineering accidents are common in northern Pakistan, home to some of the world’s highest mountains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountains

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“Prominences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prominences. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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