Thesaurus results for PENINSULA

peninsula

noun

pə-ˈnin(t)-s(ə-)lə

Definition of peninsula

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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Recent Examples of peninsula Some shorelines in Southern California, such as the Long Beach peninsula, are particularly vulnerable after Hurricane Marie washed away much of their sand in September. — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Florida’s peninsula juts far from the rest of the country, and big metros like Miami, Tampa, and Orlando sit well away from neighboring states. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Muslim armies had invaded from North Africa in the 700s, and Muslim rulers eventually governed much of the peninsula. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Experts say Washington essentially sees Okinawa as its strategic foothold to deploy militarily in the region and beyond, and the island is seen by both countries as important for monitoring China, the Taiwan Strait and the Korean peninsula. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peninsula

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Then pants, boots and cane and of course, the last is the cape.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
With a pair of real horns, one of them plays the bull by gliding toward the fuchsia bullfighting cape.

— Eyder Peralta, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

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One of the biggest changes was to replace the long, rock groins originally proposed with short, landscaped headlands.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

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