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Recent Examples of promontory
Thanks to a generous promontory, setting top ropes for beginners here is simple.
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AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Climb 5 miles up the rocky promontory of Oyster Dome for stunning views, then see the bivalves being farmed— and enjoy a few—at Taylor Shellfish Farm.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
The medieval Bodrum Castle has stood rock-solid on a promontory for over 600 years and is one of the last fortresses built in Turkey by the Crusaders.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
The glamorous guest profile hasn’t changed much since the hotel was founded on a rocky promontory of Tuscany’s Argentario coast by Michael Graham, a British Royal Air Force pilot, and Patsy Daszel, an American socialite, in the 1960s.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Climb 5 miles up the rocky promontory of Oyster Dome for stunning views, then see the bivalves being farmed— and enjoy a few—at Taylor Shellfish Farm.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
The medieval Bodrum Castle has stood rock-solid on a promontory for over 600 years and is one of the last fortresses built in Turkey by the Crusaders.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
The glamorous guest profile hasn’t changed much since the hotel was founded on a rocky promontory of Tuscany’s Argentario coast by Michael Graham, a British Royal Air Force pilot, and Patsy Daszel, an American socialite, in the 1960s.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
Noun
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The Context Hegseth visited the border on Monday alongside his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, as part of a larger trip to the peninsula this week for security talks.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Stay If your day trip runs long, book one of the waterfront tiny houses at River Rocks Resort set on a peninsula jutting out into the Coosa River.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The heiress and entrepreneur has a princess moment in a romantic pale pink gown with floral appliqués and a matching cape.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Angel Reese shows us that a black sequin mini can never go wrong, finishing the look with a dramatic cape moment.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area is a sandstone headland carved by ocean waves, making for unique coloring, shapes, and textures.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At a certain point the movie was playing in only one theater in the city, a place across town, on Third Avenue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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But images taken by satellite and plane between November and December 2022 indicate that the glacier retreated nearly half a mile per day at some points, according to the paper.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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