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Recent Examples of promontory
Once settled, campers can follow the Shoreline Trail from camp to make a loop around Turtle Back Hill, a promontory that juts out into a brackish, intertidal salt marshlands.
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Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
The promontories rising on each side of the Strait of Gibraltar are known as the Pillars of Hercules.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Thanks to a generous promontory, setting top ropes for beginners here is simple.
—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
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Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
The promontories rising on each side of the Strait of Gibraltar are known as the Pillars of Hercules.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Thanks to a generous promontory, setting top ropes for beginners here is simple.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
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Just north of Palm Beach lies Singer Island, a short peninsula part of Riviera Beach with the same sweeping Atlantic views as Palm Beach and none of the see-and-be-seen scene.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Door County, Wisconsin Many people call Door County the Cape Cod of the Midwest, and that's no less true in winter, when snow covers the picturesque northeast Wisconsin peninsula.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just hours after dazzling in a winter white sleeveless silk Louis Vuitton gown and matching one-shoulder cape at the 2026 Golden Globes, the Devil Wears Prada star cemented herself as the boardroom’s bombshell at the 2026 National Board of Review Awards.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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This season, Chock is a matador and Bates a bull in another creative program that requires Chock to navigate a long, flowing skirt that symbolizes a matador’s cape.—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, grown-ups will love the infinity pool that sweeps around the headland.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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Complaints about the shelter showed that problems have festered for years, reaching a breaking point after a rise in animal deaths led the agency to lose its no-kill status and city officials to call for an audit.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Freshman Carolyn Collins notched 21 points and four rebounds while teammate Molly Doyle posted a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds to lead Winchester to a 45-40 Middlesex League win over Watertown.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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