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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3
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
Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
The Johnson Ranch Loop features rolling hills and a variety of coastal wildflowers.
—AFAR Media, 13 June 2025
Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
Other aggressive turkeys are a common sight in the Oakland hills a few miles east, where some have been known to mix it up with passing bicyclists and hikers.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 21 May 2020
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Noun
Lake County Florida’s citrus belt lives on in Lake County, where rolling hills, sweeping live oaks, and more than 1,000 freshwater lakes define the landscape.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
The Johnson Ranch Loop features rolling hills and a variety of coastal wildflowers.
—AFAR Media, 13 June 2025
Verb
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
Other aggressive turkeys are a common sight in the Oakland hills a few miles east, where some have been known to mix it up with passing bicyclists and hikers.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 21 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hill
Noun
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So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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But after scouring ancient garbage piles near one such popina in Mallorca, Spain, archeologists are better understanding how certain entrées transcended class divisions more often than previously thought.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
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Shohei Ohtani will return to the mound on Monday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Diego Padres in what is set to be his first pitching appearance since Aug. 23, 2023.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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The work began in earnest when McFarlane returned to the mound with Low-A Clearwater and continues now during an up-and-down High-A season, his ERA sitting at 5.72 and his record 0-6 through 11 starts.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Protecting Authentic Japanese Whisky The ascent of Japanese whisky on the world’s stage came with an unfortunate side effect: a more deceptive counterpart masquerading under the same name.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The ascent of this 32-year-old Dane has been breathtaking, but the artist, a man at ease with himself, is taking it all in stride.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
2 June 2025
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This merry, hour-long holiday extravaganza will be stacked with gifts for Bravo fans and feature a number of Yuletide Bravolebrity performances.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Weekend writing sessions can stack into thousands per month.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Fast-forward to Paradise, where a dystopian community has been built beneath a mountain in Colorado in preparation for an apocalyptic disaster.—
Hilton Dresden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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The Darjeeling Limited underscores the folly of these men riding the rails with mountains of literal and metaphorical baggage in tow, and how the country humbles them before any healing can begin.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Markets rose in early trading Friday, with S&P 500 futures up 0.8% and bond yields nudging higher, reflecting investor confidence that the economy is cooling gradually — not falling off a cliff.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
6 June 2025
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Photo by Barbara Smits/Shutterstock Miner’s Beach Shingleton, Michigan Sandstone cliffs stained red, blue, and brown by minerals line Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
6 June 2025
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Walk on an incline (such as by walking up hills or increasing the incline on a treadmill).4 Pump your arms.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2025
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Steinwald has worked with trainers to build stamina and endurance for inclines and elevation.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
Verb
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However, Horvath adds that the modular approach IBM is banking on to get there could prove challenging.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 June 2025
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Vrabel is banking on that group to both be stout against the run and inject life into a Patriots pass rush that ranked last in the NFL in sacks and sack rate in 2024.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2025
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“Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hill. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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