as in mountain
a small hill
a grassy knoll
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Recent Examples of knoll
Its acreage includes pasture, timber and a central sage brush knoll plus about 2,800 acres of organic farmland, according to the listing.
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
The clubhouse sits on a knoll over a four-acre peninsula, surrounded by water.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
Nestled on a private knoll surrounded by majestic century-old oaks, the estate exudes exclusivity and serenity while remaining just minutes from Highway 24 and Lafayette’s dynamic downtown.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
From late April onward, the grassy knolls around Cortina, aka the Pearl of the Dolomites, spring to life.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
The clubhouse sits on a knoll over a four-acre peninsula, surrounded by water.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
Nestled on a private knoll surrounded by majestic century-old oaks, the estate exudes exclusivity and serenity while remaining just minutes from Highway 24 and Lafayette’s dynamic downtown.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
From late April onward, the grassy knolls around Cortina, aka the Pearl of the Dolomites, spring to life.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knoll
Noun
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Held from June 26 to June 29, hikers travel about 1,500 feet up the mountain, enough times to mimic the height of Mount Everest, which is located between China and Nepal.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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New York — President Donald Trump has promised to unleash an economic boom that will turbocharge growth, fatten paychecks and chip away at America’s mountain of debt.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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With the Sayre’s prime setting on a hillock, guests have a clear view of the intact former Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces a few miles away.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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There were ferric hillocks of oxidized green and chasms that tore through flat earth, at the bottom of which a ribbon of river caught the sunlight.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2024
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On that June evening, as the sun set, throwing billows of magenta clouds in the western sky, Heckscher saw ferns, grass-like sedges and hummocks of mosses, all signs of a healthy wetland.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 May 2023
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Bubble Inn housed many of the youngest girls at Camp Mystic, a nearly century-old haven tucked in the foothills of Texas’ Hill Country.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Aged in the Himalayan foothills, Rampur’s whisky reflects a unique, cooler microclimate.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Rush Street is seeing a lot of traction with its BetRivers online platform, especially with the ability of players at virtual poker tables to also be able to concurrently bet on sports and play casino games.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The issue is back on the table this year, as MPS is refreshing all of its policies.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The pygmy rattlesnake is usually found very near water and occasionally in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 June 2025
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With seven miles of shoreline, the 892-acre park has plenty of space to explore tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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The new locale is all about communing with nature, offering up plenty of spaces for guests to immerse themselves even further in the volcanic highlands.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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Popular expat retirement venues include Boquete, a town in the highlands with a somewhat cooler climate; the capital of Panama City; Coronado on the Pacific Coast; and the inland city of David.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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To study them, astronomers use complex models that have many knobs and switches.—
Andrej Prša,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
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But its core design—gray screen, red frame, white knobs—largely remained the same.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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