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as in peninsulas
an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast
stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay
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as in capes
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory
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Recent Examples of promontories
The promontories rising on each side of the Strait of Gibraltar are known as the Pillars of Hercules.
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Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontories
Noun
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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
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Formed in Basel, Switzerland, in 1974, Hesperion XXI derives its name from the Classical Greek word for the people of the Italian and Iberian peninsulas.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Antiheroes teach us, in the simplest of terms, that not all heroes wear capes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Founded by a mother-daughter duo, Sweet Wink makes dress-up fun with kits, capes and tutus for screen-free fun.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The reserve features high, broken cliffs and deep ravines on headlands overlooking the ocean.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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From bay to headlands, the Crosstown Trail slices diagonally across San Francisco in a 17-mile arc.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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All of this has increased the candidate’s profile significantly; a recent poll commissioned by Bores had him within a few points of Schlossberg.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Northside Christian was runner-up with 53 points while Pahokee was eighth with 26 points.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026
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“Promontories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontories. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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