as in mountainous
having many hills
hilly terrain hilly roads
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Recent Examples of hilly
The area's steep, hilly terrain played a devastating role.
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Despite being less than an hour outside of San Francisco, just across the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, Spirit Rock seems worlds away from any metropolitan hustle and bustle on its 411 acres of quiet, hilly countryside.
—AFAR Media, 9 July 2025
The hilly terrain and the trickiness of predicting flash floods made forecasting – and alerting communities along the Guadalupe River in real time – particularly challenging.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 7 July 2025
The region is prone to flash flooding The complex terrain of the hilly community exacerbated the emergency, Shepherd said.
—ABC News, 7 July 2025
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Despite being less than an hour outside of San Francisco, just across the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, Spirit Rock seems worlds away from any metropolitan hustle and bustle on its 411 acres of quiet, hilly countryside.
—AFAR Media, 9 July 2025
The hilly terrain and the trickiness of predicting flash floods made forecasting – and alerting communities along the Guadalupe River in real time – particularly challenging.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 7 July 2025
The region is prone to flash flooding The complex terrain of the hilly community exacerbated the emergency, Shepherd said.
—ABC News, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilly
Adjective
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In today’s world, glacial ice can persist in equatorial regions such as the Andes and Indonesia, but only on mountainous slopes several miles above sea level.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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However, the outfit had begun its preparations to enter the sport long ago, given the mountainous task of starting a new team from scratch.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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But a continuous thread was a Daphne Blake-esque purple; in pea coats, sheer dresses, billowing blouses, and a monochromatic heels and stockings combo.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some deliver a sheer, just-back-from-vacation glow; others lean richer, with light-reflecting pigments and true bronze color payoff.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The craggy nobs sit in a soft tortilla with creamy hunks of housemade tofu feta and bits of lettuce and tomato.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Beneath a cluster of tents, a pair of women worked a flattop grill and pulled craggy, battered chicken legs and bronzed wedges of potato from a deep fryer.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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With stunning cinematography, emotional depth, and a breakout performance from a stellar cast, the series stands as a bold new entry in the canon of Black storytelling.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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Back in 2022, Fielding Jamieson and Ami Galani began a bold journey together investing at the intersection of women and sports.—
Caroline Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Hilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilly. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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