as in mountain
a small hill
a grassy knoll
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Recent Examples of knoll
This time, of course, there would be heightened Secret Service protection, complete with drones and dogs to ferret out any potential assassins hiding out in the bushes or in a grassy knoll.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2024
The next wave of snow could bring another 1-2 inches and accumulate on elevated areas, such as grassy knolls, bridges and overpasses.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
In reality, the slant was just 25 degrees, but even a knoll seems formidable under the strain of psychic baggage.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
The knolls are crowned with scrub oak and the slopes are swept bare from a long-ago fire.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2024
The next wave of snow could bring another 1-2 inches and accumulate on elevated areas, such as grassy knolls, bridges and overpasses.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
In reality, the slant was just 25 degrees, but even a knoll seems formidable under the strain of psychic baggage.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
The knolls are crowned with scrub oak and the slopes are swept bare from a long-ago fire.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knoll
Noun
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The two-hour journey cost $70 and was seamless, offering stunning coastal and mountain views along the famous Ruta de Flores.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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But even with the possibility of less-than-perfect powder conditions, a trip to Lake Tahoe’s aquamarine waters and rolling mountain ranges, grim Old West histories, and peppy post-Covid population boom is a very good idea this time of year.—
Alessandra Codinha,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The shock is not the expanse alone but the density, the way every hillock and cavern is filled with incident and variety.—
Gabriel Winslow-Yost,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
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The entrance is through a structure that could be a brutalist one-car garage dug into a hillock.—
Patricia Marx,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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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This is the blaze named after the canyon behind the foothills community of Altadena in the San Gabriel Mountains.—
Tom Philp,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the foothills of Khao Yai National Park, GranMonte Estate in Asoke Valley—where second-generation Nikki Lohitnavy, who earned an oenology degree from the University of Adelaide, has become the country’s first female winemaker—also takes its name from the mighty mountain.—
Lane Nieset,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And the charge Jones drew on Bogdan Bogdanović with 1:53 remaining set the table for the Bulls to attempt — and, ultimately, fail — to pull off the upset win.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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By breaking down silos and flattening hierarchies, swarming leadership empowers teams to bring their unique perspectives and strengths to the table.—
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The expansive preserve is known for its forested uplands, canyon rims, boulders, sandstone cliffs, breathtaking bluffs, and mesmerizing waterfalls.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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The site also boasts grasslands, dry forests and upland areas — just about every habitat southern Indiana has to offer.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The resort combines sleek Nordic design with proximity to geothermal trails, an ideal base for exploring Iceland’s highlands.—
Becca Blond,
AFAR Media,
5 Feb. 2025
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He’s spent 12 years in Worthington, but learned marimba music by ear from his grandfather in Guatemala’s volcanic highlands.—
Giovanna Dell'orto,
Twin Cities,
20 Jan. 2025
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Fertility all of a sudden seemed like a knob that governments could turn at will.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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What to look for in a quality shower faucet Components Look for a shower faucet that comes with a diverter, which enables you to redirect the water flow from the spout to the showerhead with a switch or knob.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Knoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knoll. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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