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Recent Examples of promontory
Wailua Nui Luau is set near on a grassy promontory overlooking the mouth of the Wailua River, one of the most important ancient Hawaiian sites in the entire state.
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Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Avista, located within The Cliff Bay, looks straight out over the Atlantic from a natural promontory above the coast.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The castle sits atop a dramatic rocky promontory and makes for a spooky side trip for those visiting Bucharest (about a three-hour drive south).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
By Eren Orbey Scott Johnson was found dead at the base of North Head, a sandstone promontory in Manly, Australia, that looms two hundred feet above the craggy shore of the Tasman Sea.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Avista, located within The Cliff Bay, looks straight out over the Atlantic from a natural promontory above the coast.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The castle sits atop a dramatic rocky promontory and makes for a spooky side trip for those visiting Bucharest (about a three-hour drive south).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
By Eren Orbey Scott Johnson was found dead at the base of North Head, a sandstone promontory in Manly, Australia, that looms two hundred feet above the craggy shore of the Tasman Sea.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
Noun
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Periods of heavy rain will persist across Florida to end the weekend, specifically the lower half of the peninsula.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Appliances include a cooktop in the peninsula and built in wall ovens as well as a dishwasher, refrigerator, washer and dryer.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Not all heroes wear capes, but Geoff Cathcart has many to choose from.—
Samantha Stokes,
Essence,
6 May 2026
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Hailey Bieber wore a custom Saint Laurent dress featuring a gold bodice and a blue skirt and a matching blue cape.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
Noun
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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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The nation’s tourist-friendly coastlines have been transformed too, most prominently in Ras El-Hekma, a vast Mediterranean headland that helped draw in $35 billion of United Arab Emirates investment in early 2024.—
Tarek El-Tablawy,
Bloomberg,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Washington improved to 4-1-3 and are at 15 points with its fourth consecutive victory, which is good for the second in the table.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The other 10 points, besides the four touchdowns and field goal, were given out equally for victories in side competitions in between the first and second quarters and third and fourth quarters.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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