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Recent Examples of promontory
From the near-panoramic window of our room at the Spindrift, we were greeted each morning by sea otters floating on their backs in the kelp beds, pods of dolphins arcing through the swell and the occasional seal hauled out on a nearby promontory.
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Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Wailua Nui Luau is set near on a grassy promontory overlooking the mouth of the Wailua River, one of the most important ancient Hawaiian sites in the entire state.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Avista, located within The Cliff Bay, looks straight out over the Atlantic from a natural promontory above the coast.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The castle sits atop a dramatic rocky promontory and makes for a spooky side trip for those visiting Bucharest (about a three-hour drive south).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Wailua Nui Luau is set near on a grassy promontory overlooking the mouth of the Wailua River, one of the most important ancient Hawaiian sites in the entire state.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Avista, located within The Cliff Bay, looks straight out over the Atlantic from a natural promontory above the coast.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The castle sits atop a dramatic rocky promontory and makes for a spooky side trip for those visiting Bucharest (about a three-hour drive south).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
Noun
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Continue along the roads of the peninsula, winding through vineyards and pine forests, before heading to Pampelonne Beach for a delightful leisurely seaside lunch on its fine sand.—
Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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Some of these are really foreign policy related, where the president and President Xi both agreed that the goal on the Korean peninsula remains denuclearization.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Black fabric gave the body of the dress an hourglass silhouette, and coordinated with an organza cape featuring the same floral motif.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Attach either side to the collar of a cardigan or light jacket to keep it casually draped over the shoulders for a chic cape effect.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Trade those greatest hits for a few hours’ drive above Dublin and the reward is a wilder, more elemental Ireland — Atlantic headlands carved by weather rather than postcards, beaches that appear out of nowhere, and cliffs that don’t require elbowing for a view.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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The nation’s tourist-friendly coastlines have been transformed too, most prominently in Ras El-Hekma, a vast Mediterranean headland that helped draw in $35 billion of United Arab Emirates investment in early 2024.—
Tarek El-Tablawy,
Bloomberg,
21 Apr. 2026
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Lake Howell found the sledding a tad tougher in the second set, and was never able to build more than a three-point lead at any point during the match.—
Bill Kemp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The critical shipping passage has been a key point of the war, driving up gas prices.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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