as in hill
an area of high ground
there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest
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Recent Examples of highland
He’s spent 12 years in Worthington, but learned marimba music by ear from his grandfather in Guatemala’s volcanic highlands.
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Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025
It’s estimated that there used to be 200 of these bridges spanning the Apurimac River in the Peruvian highlands.
—Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
The images revealed that Mars' southern highlands rise almost four miles higher than the smooth and flat northern lowlands.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Additionally, alpacas are native to the highlands of South America, where temperatures fluctuate rapidly within the day.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025
It’s estimated that there used to be 200 of these bridges spanning the Apurimac River in the Peruvian highlands.
—Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
The images revealed that Mars' southern highlands rise almost four miles higher than the smooth and flat northern lowlands.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Additionally, alpacas are native to the highlands of South America, where temperatures fluctuate rapidly within the day.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highland
Noun
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Their Southwestern-style ranch on Old Sunset Trail sits on a hill in a gated community with views of the Rocky Mountains.—
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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This Asian Destination Was Named the Most Welcoming in the World — and It's Called the '8th Wonder of the World' by Locals Where to Stay Sam & Lola’s Surrounded by coconut and mango trees on the hill between Pehebiya Beach and Hiriketiya Bay are two A-frame pool villas.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2025
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The pavement has been dug up by the Israeli military’s D-9 bulldozers – mounds of asphalt and dirt piled up on the sides of roads, often pouring into shops and homes.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Now that Alcantara is healthy and back on the mound, he's shown that his arm is doing perfectly fine.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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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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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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“Highland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highland. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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