as in hill
an upward slope
the steep acclivity was especially daunting for the novice hikers
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Noun
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On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Unlike almost every other major theme park, DisneySea is built on multiple levels so there’s quite an incline to some of the streets in Mediterranean Harbour just as there is in actual Riviera cities such as San Remo and Monaco.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Overall goods prices are showing a slow and steady incline after having fallen for much of the past two years in an unwind from the pandemic nesting boom.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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And if 2025 is any indication, next year will only continue her remarkable ascent.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk’s ascent in conservative politics mirrored the rise of right-wing populism in America.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Acclivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclivity. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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