Definition of promontorynext
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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 stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay

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as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory

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Recent Examples of promontory Our last stop before heading to our suite was outside to take a peek at the iconic infinity pool, perched on a promontory with sea-blue views for miles. Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 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 By Eren Orbey Scott Johnson was found dead at the base of North Head, a sandstone promontory in Manly, Australia, that looms two hundred feet above the craggy shore of the Tasman Sea. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for promontory
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Noun
  • In the ’90s, the peninsula was taken over by a string of summer-only nightclubs, with little regard for the natural surroundings or the ancient cemetery buried in the pine forest.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The boat crew took the veterinarian across the creek to a small peninsula where the horse was standing, the district said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His girlfriend, Leona Alvarado, also 16 and from Georgia, wore a matching American flag dress and cape and cowboy boots.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The film crystallized during a two-week residency at Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, the remote coastal headland that served as the home of the late artist-filmmaker Derek Jarman.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
  • To keep every generation happy, there’s both a family pool and an adults-only swimming pool, sweeping around the headland.
    Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
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  • Because of this, most lawyers take their filings very seriously and are hesitant to use AI for too much at this point.
    Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • UConn turned to Reed, who had 11 points in 18 first-half minutes, to end a five-minute scoring drought with a hook shot.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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