Thesaurus results for PROMONTORIES

promontories

noun

plural of promontory

as in peninsulas

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay

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an area of land that juts out into a body of water Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory

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Recent Examples of promontories Tracing the length of one of these wild, winding promontories is the glorious, 46-mile Queen Charlotte Track, says Helen Pickles in The Times. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 30 Aug. 2026 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

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For Michigan, the forecast is essentially divided up between the two peninsulas, but the throughline appears to be milder temperatures and below-average snowfall.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Permafrost changes underway in 2026 The Seward and Baldwin peninsulas in northwestern Alaska are hot spots for lakes suddenly draining.

— Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

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The rundown by Coveteur of fall 2026 outerwear trends also flags military jackets, shrunken lapels, capes and silk jackets as looks worth watching.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Coveteur reports other emerging outerwear looks this season include military jackets and shrunken lapels, along with capes and silk jackets.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

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One of the biggest changes was to replace the long, rock groins originally proposed with short, landscaped headlands.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

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