1
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
the ants made little hills of dirt
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2
as in mound
an area of high ground
a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills
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as in ascent
an upward slope
I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone
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Recent Examples of hill
Alexandra Zagalsky, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
These include a plateau area with some mountains or hills that can block the moon.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
This driveline has terrain response control with selectable driving and off road modes, low traction launch and hill decent control, and a dynamic air suspension system with automatic access height with adaptive dynamics.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
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Noun
These include his large mosaic Les Amoureux now housed at the Fondation Maeght, a remarkable museum set on a hill overlooking the village that boasts one of the most important collections of European modern art in the world.
—Alexandra Zagalsky, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
These include a plateau area with some mountains or hills that can block the moon.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
That’s something Mamaw used to say to describe her or her family … hill people or hillbillies.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
This driveline has terrain response control with selectable driving and off road modes, low traction launch and hill decent control, and a dynamic air suspension system with automatic access height with adaptive dynamics.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hill
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Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The zoo shared a video of the baby calf sniffing for food in a pile of glass across its social media accounts to celebrate her birth.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The cadence of the play is clearly off, as Rizzo doesn’t charge and Cole appears to get lost in no man’s land between the pitcher’s mound and first base.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Despite facing long odds, Torres said the team is always confident when Cole takes the mound.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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At the time, Alex Lowe was considered one of the best alpinists of his generation, establishing bold first ascents in Antarctica, Baffin Island, and in the Himalaya.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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Yet Harris' ascent to the White House has resonated deeply with local women who see her as a symbol of possibility.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Then the divers began to find porcelain, more than three hundred and fifty thousand pieces in all, many of them stacked in eerie columns, their wooden crates having rotted away.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The research — and history — are stacked against permanent daylight saving time, however.Addy Bink, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, back in Mosser’s neighborhood, community members were working to fill in the road just enough so that her husband and son could safely get down off the mountain to be with her.Michelle Boudin, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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One foot of snow has already hit the mountains west of Redding, California. ABC News' Marilyn Heck contributed to this report.Max Golembo, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The effect is genuinely frightening—like a locomotive going off a cliff at full speed.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Zoom out: The restaurant business fell off a cliff during the pandemic but bounced back quickly.Annalise Frank, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Of course, hormones peak in November, but by late October, testosterone levels are on a sharp incline, nearing the top.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024
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Heidrick’s 2024 board monitor data shows a steep incline in the number of diverse directors elected after 2019 that has since leveled off.Alena Botros, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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The independent group, which buys goods and supplies on behalf of the franchisees, is banking on Palantir’s system to optimize operations and keep pace with the competition.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Sierra is excellent at finding them, banking the most at just over a thousand smackeroonies.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hill. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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