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Recent Examples of promontory
Tread the sand of Laguna Beach past Halfway Rock to Cactus Point, the latter a rocky promontory with a tunnel near the surf line.
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Head around the promontory of Swami’s Point, which was named after Paramahansa Yogananda of the Self-Realization Fellowship (George Harrison was a fan).
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The white building gleams like a promontory of power, with trees from across the U.S. spread across the grounds below.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Trinidad State Beach This beach runs along the western shore of this picturesque oceanside village, starting just north of Trinidad Head, a rocky promontory that shelters Trinidad Harbor and offers 360-degree coastal views along a 1.3-mile trail loop.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Head around the promontory of Swami’s Point, which was named after Paramahansa Yogananda of the Self-Realization Fellowship (George Harrison was a fan).
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The white building gleams like a promontory of power, with trees from across the U.S. spread across the grounds below.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Trinidad State Beach This beach runs along the western shore of this picturesque oceanside village, starting just north of Trinidad Head, a rocky promontory that shelters Trinidad Harbor and offers 360-degree coastal views along a 1.3-mile trail loop.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promontory
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Founded by Spanish conquistadors under Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in 1565, St. Augustine served as the capital of British East Florida until the Spanish regained control of the peninsula after the American Revolution in 1783.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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The front is expected to serve as the pathway for several waves of low pressure, with one moving east from the lower peninsula of Michigan, a second over Lake Huron, another over central New York and yet a fourth near Cape Cod.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Other highlights include the cape Bela Lugosi wore in the 1948 horror comedy film Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, costumes from The Wizard of Oz andoriginal concept art from Blade Runner and Total Recall.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Abdi was the first model down the runway, wearing a dramatic leopard-print cape: Bright bursts of color in sharp relief to the hall’s inky shadows.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some interlopers even made the treacherous journey around the rocky headland that flanks the resort’s half-moon bay to steal onto set.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Also, as with the previous regional projects, so far there is no plan to include retention devices such as the artificial headlands and reef proposed in Oceanside.—
Philip Diehl,
The Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Dennis Schröder, Caris LeVert, Larry Nance Jr. and Moe Wagner are among the other free agents who could make a difference in the right role, even though none possess superstar upside at this point in their respective careers.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Malik Monk returned to score 16 points after missing the past three games due to illness.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promontory. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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