as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
the peninsula is constantly buffeted by storms
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Russia previously annexed the peninsula in 1783 under Catherine the Great as part of the Russian Empire, and Crimea gained its independence with Ukraine in 1991.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Focusing on His Health Later that year, Mangione would sit on the sand with his friends at Magic Island, a peninsula of Oahu that juts out into turquoise water.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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
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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William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Focusing on His Health Later that year, Mangione would sit on the sand with his friends at Magic Island, a peninsula of Oahu that juts out into turquoise water.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peninsula
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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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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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Goodrich leads all scorers with 39 points in the 106-98 loss at Chicago. 1972 — Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 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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“Peninsula.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peninsula. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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