as in mountain
a small hill
a grassy knoll
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Recent Examples of knoll
Shots of Roger biking down idyllic Brooklyn streets, grassy knolls in Brooklyn parks and cozy coffee shops and bars on Brooklyn corners are abundant, but beyond that the borough’s depiction leaves viewers wanting.
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Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
The date’s house sat atop a knoll.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
In a video from February 2017, Bishop shows off the compound, pointing out fruit trees and a cluster of tents pitched on a knoll overlooking a green valley.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
The car paused at the foot of the knoll while the garage door slowly rose, exposing a dark grotto.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
The date’s house sat atop a knoll.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
In a video from February 2017, Bishop shows off the compound, pointing out fruit trees and a cluster of tents pitched on a knoll overlooking a green valley.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
The car paused at the foot of the knoll while the garage door slowly rose, exposing a dark grotto.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knoll
Noun
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Dense banks of sponges cling to the summits and slopes of underwater mountains.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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That’s because Prather’s lush pastures back up against a secluded mountain ridge running from nearby Mt. Shasta north to the Oregon border.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An amalgamation of Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, Amer is perched atop a hillock surrounded by several other ancient structures and historic landmarks.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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An amalgamation of Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, Amer is perched atop a hillock surrounded by several other ancient structures and historic landmarks.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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As the Eaton fire roared in the foothills of the Angeles National Forest the night of Jan. 7, Tissot fled with his two kids, along with the rest of east Altadena.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Or, take a roughly 30-minute drive out of town to admire the planets and stars in the foothills of the Sierra de la Giganta mountains.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But although the dishwasher can effectively wash fully stainless steel table knives, those rules don’t apply for premium steak knives.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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The man was dressed in dark clothing and sat down at an empty table next to Noem with his back facing her after surveying the restaurant.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instructors will focus on coastal, estuarine, and uplands habitats; coastal plants; and marine invertebrates, birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The conservation easement secures the land’s upland forests, 26 acres of wetlands, and Naugatuck River headwaters.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Crafted in the highlands of Jalisco by Maestra Tequilera Ana María Romero, one of Mexico’s most trusted, respected and awarded tequila authorities, produces a line of premium tequilas that includes blanco, reposado, añejo and cristalino.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Drama centers on a bored tuk-tuk driver who leaves his family in the highlands to work in the city.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The shallow knobs are great for pavement and light dirt or sand terrains.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Using an intuitive interface on an LCD with a navigation knob, PocketCloud lets users navigate options and monitor the progress of backups easily, whether the user is in the field or working from home.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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