foothill
noun
foot·hill
ˈfu̇t-ˌhil 
1
: a hill at the foot of higher hills
2
foothills plural
: a hilly region at the base of a mountain range
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that 18 suspects have been arrested for alleged arson amid the inferno, which has spread across more than 5,000 acres in the foothills of Jerusalem over the past two days.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
However, this little city at the foothills of the Appalachians has been working hard to clean itself up.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
The five-acre parcel is a sort of microcosm of the area, which sits in the foothills of the Blue Ridge and Southwest Mountains and is considered the Piedmont region.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
Arnout Everts Member of the Hydrogen Science Coalition Based in Grenoble, in the foothills of the French Alps, Mantle8 is targeting the discovery of 10 million tons of natural hydrogen by 2030 to complement the European Union’s goals.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
However, this little city at the foothills of the Appalachians has been working hard to clean itself up.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
The five-acre parcel is a sort of microcosm of the area, which sits in the foothills of the Blue Ridge and Southwest Mountains and is considered the Piedmont region.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
Arnout Everts Member of the Hydrogen Science Coalition Based in Grenoble, in the foothills of the French Alps, Mantle8 is targeting the discovery of 10 million tons of natural hydrogen by 2030 to complement the European Union’s goals.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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