as in peninsulas
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
from the plane I could see a foreland shaped like a large toe
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Noun
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Formed in Basel, Switzerland, in 1974, Hesperion XXI derives its name from the Classical Greek word for the people of the Italian and Iberian peninsulas.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026 -
The Mackinac Bridge between Michigan's peninsulas was closed to all traffic Thursday morning because of falling ice.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many are dressed as nazarenos, wearing tunics, capes or robes and a pointed hood.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Filling the capes of the trio audiences watched grow up will be Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Towns finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and seven turnovers on 8-of-12 shooting from the field in 29 minutes of action on Wednesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The key now is to foster stronger intracontinental dialogue—turning these events from mere entry points into active hubs of exchange among artists, institutions, and audiences.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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From bay to headlands, the Crosstown Trail slices diagonally across San Francisco in a 17-mile arc.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The space between the headlands would be filled with nearly 1 million cubic yards of sand taken from ocean deposits.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Forelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forelands. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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