as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze
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Recent Examples of hilling
This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilling
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With defeats, injuries and suspensions piling up, Tottenham’s domestic campaign is spinning out of control.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Montana before the injuries started piling up, and Dan Marino before defensive coordinators could adjust.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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From fudgy squares that melt in your mouth to cake-like slices perfect for stacking on a platter, and even cookie-style mash-ups, these brownie recipes cover the spectrum.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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However, stacking many layers increases the electrical contact resistance at their interfaces, which leads to energy losses and limits overall efficiency, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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McDearmon would take a look and suggest mounding some of it for a little elevation.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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Blue-black berries form in late summer and decorate the dense, mounding evergreen shrub through winter.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Dec. 2025
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That’s also where the classic debate, clumping vs non-clumping litter, shows up.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
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Alzheon's product is meant to keep plaques from forming in the first place, by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping at all.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Hilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilling. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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