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
One of these prominences is Crestone Peak, and the other is a sub-summit called East Crestone, which is just 418 feet away.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Solar prominences are enormous loops of hot plasma that erupt from the sun's surface, tethered by magnetic fields.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Solar prominences are enormous loops of hot plasma that erupt from the sun's surface, tethered by magnetic fields.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prominences
Noun
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The incident on Saturday morning began when Oakland police were called about person who had broken into a home on the 11000 block of Ettrick Street, in a hills neighborhood near the Oakland Zoo.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some shells are soft, and others are hard with spikes or mounds.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists furthermore explained that, in this region, specifically, the burial mounds tend to harken back to pre-Roman traditions, which might suggest a meeting between Celtic and Roman cultures.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Beneath the sandstone cliffs of Diriyah, on a runway at the UNESCO World Heritage site, models strutted couture from Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney, giving the recent Riyadh Fashion Week global cache.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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All these activities are enhanced by the world-class, award-winning amenities at Red Ledges, beginning with the scenic, 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, which showcases winding canyons, dramatic red rock cliffs, and stunning mountain vistas.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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People living at higher elevations escaped the toxic cloud.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Snowfall will be minimal, limited to northern New England, the Upper Midwest, high elevations in the Intermountain West, and parts of Alaska where travel could be impacted.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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A lot of the smaller towns, like Huntington, have beautiful views of the mountains and leaves but lack the infrastructure to deal with the influx of people.—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The New York Times reported on Mangione's travels through Asia, including in Thailand and the mountains of Japan in the spring on 2024.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Prominences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prominences. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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