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Recent Examples of promontory
Rooms vary widely at Eden Rock, with especially coveted idiosyncratic floorplans on the scenic promontory.
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
The formal composition at work in that portrait is even more evident in Han’s aerial landscapes, shot from bridges and promontories.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Tread the sand of Laguna Beach past Halfway Rock to Cactus Point, the latter a rocky promontory with a tunnel near the surf line.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Head around the promontory of Swami’s Point, which was named after Paramahansa Yogananda of the Self-Realization Fellowship (George Harrison was a fan).
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
The formal composition at work in that portrait is even more evident in Han’s aerial landscapes, shot from bridges and promontories.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Tread the sand of Laguna Beach past Halfway Rock to Cactus Point, the latter a rocky promontory with a tunnel near the surf line.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Head around the promontory of Swami’s Point, which was named after Paramahansa Yogananda of the Self-Realization Fellowship (George Harrison was a fan).
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
Noun
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What To Know The Demilitarized Zone stretches 248 kilometers (155 miles) across the peninsula and is 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) wide.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced in a news release March 13 that two cubs between 7 and 9 weeks old were spotted in the state’s rural upper peninsula March 6.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Lebanese haute couture maison, now in its 46th year, is a bridal and celebrity favorite, its signature ballgowns and floral appliqué capes finding favor with red carpet regulars from Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce to Alia Bhatt and Sonam Kapoor.—
Sonakshi Sharma,
Vogue,
7 Apr. 2025
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Kilmer took over the cape and cowl from from Michael Keaton, who played Batman/Bruce Wayne in the first two films of the series, and Kilmer was himself succeeded by George Clooney in Batman & Robin.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Some interlopers even made the treacherous journey around the rocky headland that flanks the resort’s half-moon bay to steal onto set.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Also, as with the previous regional projects, so far there is no plan to include retention devices such as the artificial headlands and reef proposed in Oceanside.—
Philip Diehl,
The Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Dennis Schröder, Caris LeVert, Larry Nance Jr. and Moe Wagner are among the other free agents who could make a difference in the right role, even though none possess superstar upside at this point in their respective careers.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Malik Monk returned to score 16 points after missing the past three games due to illness.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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