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colonial
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colony
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color; colored
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column
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counsel
variants
or coll
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collateral
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collect; collected; collection
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college; collegiate
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colonel
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Colorado
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Colossians
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colonel
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cost of living
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or coli-
or colo-
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: colon
colitis
colostomy
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[New Latin Escherichia coli, species of colon bacillus]
: E. coli
coliform
coliphage
Synonyms
Examples of col in a Sentence
Noun
a remote col in the Alps
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Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Both of these scenic valleys are cradled by cols that border France and Switzerland and have scenic trails leading to viewpoints of the Mont Blanc massif.
—Outside Online, 16 July 2024
The highest point of the trail is at 3,008 feet, on a viewless col (the lowest point between peaks) off of Blue Mountain.
—Jessica McKenzie, National Geographic, 16 Nov. 2020
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Noun
After the days of hiking through dense foliage to reach the 9,900-foot Waddington-Combatant col, the climb to the summit felt straightforward by comparison.
—Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Both of these scenic valleys are cradled by cols that border France and Switzerland and have scenic trails leading to viewpoints of the Mont Blanc massif.
—Outside Online, 16 July 2024
The highest point of the trail is at 3,008 feet, on a viewless col (the lowest point between peaks) off of Blue Mountain.
—Jessica McKenzie, National Geographic, 16 Nov. 2020
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“Col.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/col. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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