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Recent Examples of foothill
This is the blaze named after the canyon behind the foothills community of Altadena in the San Gabriel Mountains.
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Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
In the foothills of Khao Yai National Park, GranMonte Estate in Asoke Valley—where second-generation Nikki Lohitnavy, who earned an oenology degree from the University of Adelaide, has become the country’s first female winemaker—also takes its name from the mighty mountain.
—Lane Nieset, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
The most snow will fall in Colorado’s mountains and foothills, but the Denver area can still expect to see multiple inches accumulate overnight, NWS forecasters said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
Her remains were found in a steep, wooded terrains of the Sierra foothills by two Carmichael men target practicing, according to The Sacramento Bee’s archives.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
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Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
In the foothills of Khao Yai National Park, GranMonte Estate in Asoke Valley—where second-generation Nikki Lohitnavy, who earned an oenology degree from the University of Adelaide, has become the country’s first female winemaker—also takes its name from the mighty mountain.
—Lane Nieset, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
The most snow will fall in Colorado’s mountains and foothills, but the Denver area can still expect to see multiple inches accumulate overnight, NWS forecasters said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
Her remains were found in a steep, wooded terrains of the Sierra foothills by two Carmichael men target practicing, according to The Sacramento Bee’s archives.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foothill
Noun
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Shots of Roger biking down idyllic Brooklyn streets, grassy knolls in Brooklyn parks and cozy coffee shops and bars on Brooklyn corners are abundant, but beyond that the borough’s depiction leaves viewers wanting.—
Morgan A. Grain,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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Supporters of the two-shooter theory cite eyewitness accounts, forensic evidence, and government documents suggesting gunfire came from the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza, not just the Texas School Book Depository, where Oswald was stationed.—
Martha McHardy,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The design was born out of founder Coco Chanel’s relationship with the Duke of Westminster: the couple vacationed together in the Scottish highlands, where sportsmen favored suits fashioned out of the woolen knit.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
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At nine o’clock in the morning, clear sunlight bathes the Potosi highlands in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.—
Marina P. Asins,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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An amalgamation of Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, Amer is perched atop a hillock surrounded by several other ancient structures and historic landmarks.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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The shock is not the expanse alone but the density, the way every hillock and cavern is filled with incident and variety.—
Gabriel Winslow-Yost,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
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Instructors will focus on coastal, estuarine, and uplands habitats; coastal plants; and marine invertebrates, birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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The lake came into existence ten thousand years ago when a long upland of ice withdrew.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2024
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On that June evening, as the sun set, throwing billows of magenta clouds in the western sky, Heckscher saw ferns, grass-like sedges and hummocks of mosses, all signs of a healthy wetland.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 May 2023
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With mountain snowpack and reservoir levels continuing to improve after recent storms, state and federal officials are promising more water to southern cities and San Joaquin Valley farms, Ian James reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, more than 200 people died after part of a glacier collapsed in Uttarakhand, carrying a deadly mixture of ice, rock and water that tore through a mountain gorge and crashed through a dam.—
Kathleen Magramo and Esha Mitra,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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The landing site near a plateau known as Mons Mouton is even further south than Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander reached more than a year ago, according to the company.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The sixth report on homeless mortality by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health described the current trend as a plateau.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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A little soapy water can help remove grease and dirt, as well as fingerprints from knobs and pulls.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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If your kitchen has aged, and a complete redo isn't in your budget, changing the knobs on your cabinets is an easy fix.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foothill. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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