as in mountain
a small hill
The hummocks of grass dotting the landscape were easy to traverse.
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Recent Examples of hummock
Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
On that June evening, as the sun set, throwing billows of magenta clouds in the western sky, Heckscher saw ferns, grass-like sedges and hummocks of mosses, all signs of a healthy wetland.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
There, in a tangle of roots, dead wood and grass on a hummock about the size of a pitcher's mound, coiled a 2-foot-long snake.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Its hummock was part of a wetland spiked with tamarack saplings and carpeted with wild cranberries.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Like a swarm of rattlesnakes trying to escape their den, the first rat launches itself off the hummock toward the safety of the Roseau cane, revealing five or six others beneath.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2020
The SoHo townhouse is packed with hummocks of clothes and sundry stuff, much of it to be donated to charity.
—Karen Heller, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2019
Now the potholed muddy track meandering among the hummocks barely resembles a road.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2019
As the permafrost thaws across Yakutia, some land sinks, transforming the terrain into an obstacle course of hummocks and craters — called thermokarst.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2019
Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
On that June evening, as the sun set, throwing billows of magenta clouds in the western sky, Heckscher saw ferns, grass-like sedges and hummocks of mosses, all signs of a healthy wetland.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
There, in a tangle of roots, dead wood and grass on a hummock about the size of a pitcher's mound, coiled a 2-foot-long snake.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Its hummock was part of a wetland spiked with tamarack saplings and carpeted with wild cranberries.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Like a swarm of rattlesnakes trying to escape their den, the first rat launches itself off the hummock toward the safety of the Roseau cane, revealing five or six others beneath.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2020
The SoHo townhouse is packed with hummocks of clothes and sundry stuff, much of it to be donated to charity.
—Karen Heller, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2019
Now the potholed muddy track meandering among the hummocks barely resembles a road.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2019
As the permafrost thaws across Yakutia, some land sinks, transforming the terrain into an obstacle course of hummocks and craters — called thermokarst.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummock
Noun
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Key Ingredients: Bolivian mountain salt, papaya enzymes, prickly pear extract Best For: Getting rid of scalp build-up, sans residue.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 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
Noun
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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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Even Baby boomers are backing off alcohol a bit, with seltzers/sparkling up 13% and fruit juices edging up 1%, as beer drops 7%, spirits slide 12%, wine plummets 15%, and soft drinks fall off the cliff by 16%.—
Louis Biscotti,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The value of Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency, a meme coin aptly called $TRUMP, has fallen off a cliff – and its investors have lost around $12 billion.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While Lil Bit of Heaven provides a quiet place to live today, 400,000 people traveled the route during its peak from 1846 to 1869.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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And this measured approach hasn’t softened prices across the board: the county remains a seller’s market, and overall luxury values remain near historic peaks.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shots of Roger biking down idyllic Brooklyn streets, grassy knolls in Brooklyn parks and cozy coffee shops and bars on Brooklyn corners are abundant, but beyond that the borough’s depiction leaves viewers wanting.—
Morgan A. Grain,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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Supporters of the two-shooter theory cite eyewitness accounts, forensic evidence, and government documents suggesting gunfire came from the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza, not just the Texas School Book Depository, where Oswald was stationed.—
Martha McHardy,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An amalgamation of Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, Amer is perched atop a hillock surrounded by several other ancient structures and historic landmarks.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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The shock is not the expanse alone but the density, the way every hillock and cavern is filled with incident and variety.—
Gabriel Winslow-Yost,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
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Splurge on a night at Bishop’s Lodge (from $645), a full-service retreat in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristos.—
Megan Michelson,
Outside Online,
26 Feb. 2025
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The foothills of Mount Etna are the source for some wines.—
Florence Fabricant,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Hummock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummock. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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