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The clamber up and over a few small hillocks is all part of the fun, as is a brave cold water dip, but the real magic can be found amongst the sand dunes.
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Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
A lot of early Mario’s hallucinogenic vibe, with its bug-eyed naked turtles and hillocks and bright blocks of color, was a by-product of the tech of the times—a case of design following function.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Take, for example, a bowl of artichoke purée poured around a hillock of tender Jonah crab.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Terrazzo slabs of terrine with good brown bread and a hillock of cornichons.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
A lot of early Mario’s hallucinogenic vibe, with its bug-eyed naked turtles and hillocks and bright blocks of color, was a by-product of the tech of the times—a case of design following function.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Take, for example, a bowl of artichoke purée poured around a hillock of tender Jonah crab.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Terrazzo slabs of terrine with good brown bread and a hillock of cornichons.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Hillock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillock. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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hillock
noun
hill·ock
ˈhil-ək 
: any small anatomical prominence or elevation see axon hillock
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