Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hillocks
Noun
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Pygmy rattlesnakes are found near water and sometimes in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades, according to the TWRA.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Agroforestry’s potential Arabica coffee, the most common variety sold globally, naturally evolved as an understory shrub, performing best in cooler tropical uplands with good drainage and often partial shade.—
Paul Mwebaze,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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Having sat with Jones in their home studio, Ronson understood the language of digital sound meters, tape machines and knobs and faders, as well as the importance of reading the room.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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While the Earth system is unfathomably complex, Mills has been able to reproduce the broad trajectory of our climate over the ages by turning just four knobs — each of which modulates the carbon dioxide budget.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Taken from burial mounds in southeast Minnesota, the remains had been held by Minnesota institutions for many decades.—
Melissa Olson,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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These enormous mounds of debris left over from the feasts contained thousands of bones.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The final section may prove anticlimactic for some, given the fleeting images captured of elephants believed to have inhabited the highlands for 5,000 years.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Troll nightcrawler harness rigs 20 to 30 feet deep along flats, points and humps.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The full journey—there and back—would span 50 miles and climb a total of 7,100 feet, across two camel-like humps.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Solar prominences are enormous loops of hot plasma that erupt from the sun's surface, tethered by magnetic fields.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The peak of the fall season is dependent on several factors including temperatures, rainfall, elevations and more.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
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High temperatures in the lower elevations are anticipated to reach the upper 90s.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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For an even more premium, rugged build, the Ultra 3 has a 3,000-nit wide-angle OLED screen, satellite connectivity for emergency communications, and superior durability ratings to greater underwater depths and higher altitudes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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Manabe’s model held information about the gas of the atmosphere, including its water content and equilibrium temperature, at various altitudes.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hillocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillocks. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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