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as in peninsula
an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast
from atop the ness, there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance
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as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness
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Recent Examples of ness
For someone who self-describes as explosive, Rainbeau continues to demonstrate impressive amounts of game-ness.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
High schoolers like me at the time sparked to the Pedro Pascal-ness.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
But the tS is imbued with enough STI-ness to make a case.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
The shame of small-town ness was knocking me off my square.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
High schoolers like me at the time sparked to the Pedro Pascal-ness.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
But the tS is imbued with enough STI-ness to make a case.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
The shame of small-town ness was knocking me off my square.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ness
Noun
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Naval Base Point Loma is gearing up to move toxic materials and debris from a previous dump site on the peninsula.—
Tyler Faurot,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Destructive winds and flooding rain also pummeled the state’s peninsula.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Not all heroes wear capes, this one wears a red and black suit.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trolling crank baits along points and flats 15 feet deep over deeper water should still work.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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All perfumes pull a disappearing act at some point during the day, but Coty has figured out a way to make their fragrances less fleeting.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the program ground to a halt when Germany blocked the export of the engines, citing a European Union arms embargo on China introduced after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Connect the adapter to the blade and then clamp it onto the arm.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once settled, campers can follow the Shoreline Trail from camp to make a loop around Turtle Back Hill, a promontory that juts out into a brackish, intertidal salt marshlands.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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As levees erupted, storm waters easily flowed in.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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But when the levees failed, thousands of people were trapped inside as supplies dwindled and conditions deteriorated quickly.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mud can be thigh-deep or worse; the scrambles up and over vertical headlands, sometimes assisted by a greasy rope, are exhausting and sometimes terrifying.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
10 Sep. 2025
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The headlands are one of three places where the endangered mouse can be found.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Ness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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