sugarloaf

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Recent Examples of sugarloaf The actress wore a Bulgari high jewelry necklace with a sugarloaf sapphire center stone to complete her look. Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 5 May 2025 In addition, there’s a 13.18-carat unmounted and unheated sugarloaf cabochon Kahmir sapphire with an estimate of $500,000 - $750,000. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 Just offshore, on the park’s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf, is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugarloaf
Noun
  • Elote This playful pastry is shaped like an ear of corn, complete with ridges that look like kernels.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • At last the cows nearest the top of the mountain turned and went over the ridge, single file.
    Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Marriott said the brand plans to expand the Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy to include properties that feature cabins, yurts, domes, eco-lodges, and more.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
  • While many dome houses are DIY, somewhat hippie-ish affairs, the one at 83 May Hill Road, in Ghent, New York, is a high-end modern home that still shares many of the ecoconscious principles of its handmade counterparts.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Terrazzo slabs of terrine with good brown bread and a hillock of cornichons.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • From just over a nearby hillock, a howl floated back.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • By the time the group made the turn, Thomas was essentially acting as a one-man volume knob, pleading for the crowd to quiet down with McIlroy or Lowry ready to putt, then pointing to his ear for points delivered by himself or Young.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Clean the base of the toilet that is on the floor and all the knobs, too.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The resulting sandstone cliffs, canyon rims, wooded highlands, tumbling cascades, and swimming holes are a nature enthusiast’s playground.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Sugarloaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugarloaf. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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