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Recent Examples of promontory
The proposal includes the creation of two artificial headlands or small promontories extending out on the beach to hold the sand in place.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Sun worshipers can wile away summer afternoons at one of the public or private beaches that linea long stretch of coastline tucked between two promontories, Capo Nero and Capo Sant’Ampelio.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
These are separated by the Sorrento Peninsula, a promontory of land that pokes southwestward and includes the city of Sorrento on its northern shore and the Amalfi Coast along is southern stretch.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Far below, waves lashed Punta Chiappa, a rugged promontory that stretches from the base of Monte di Portofino into the sea.
From San Rocco, the trail meandered past a cluster of tidy houses, their gardens fragrant with rosemary and citrus, before plunging into the forest.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Sun worshipers can wile away summer afternoons at one of the public or private beaches that linea long stretch of coastline tucked between two promontories, Capo Nero and Capo Sant’Ampelio.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
These are separated by the Sorrento Peninsula, a promontory of land that pokes southwestward and includes the city of Sorrento on its northern shore and the Amalfi Coast along is southern stretch.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Far below, waves lashed Punta Chiappa, a rugged promontory that stretches from the base of Monte di Portofino into the sea.
From San Rocco, the trail meandered past a cluster of tidy houses, their gardens fragrant with rosemary and citrus, before plunging into the forest.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/Canva Russia has now agreed to help North Korea set up sites on the divided peninsula to manufacture Shahed drones, said Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Kyiv's GUR military intelligence agency.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Unfolding over 18 acres on a private peninsula between Marechal Beach and Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Princess Kate's appearance at the Order of the Garter ceremony, where members of the order wear regal blue velvet capes with an ostrich plume hat, marked a return to the annual event after missing it last year.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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Young supporters wrapped Mexican and Nicaraguan flags around their necks like capes.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2025
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The property off Highway 1 resembles your own private headlands park with unparalleled panoramic views of the sea arches and the coastline.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
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The Oregon Coast Trail, Oregon Distance: Up to 425 miles The Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) sounds too good to be true: More than 400 miles of hiking along the Pacific Northwest’s coastal headlands, bouncing between isolated beaches, cliff tops, dense rain forests and the occasional fishing village.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
30 May 2025
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Jalen Williams added 16 points and Isaiah Hartenstein contributed 10 points.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The starting point for the collections came from a summer 2024 brief where digital experimentation and manual craftsmanship came together — with the design students offering their own interpretation of the show’s central theme.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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