the Hill
noun
US, informal
—used to refer to the U.S. Congress
a proposed new law that is being debated on the Hill
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Advertisement The sense among Republicans on the Hill was that the hearing went about as poorly as possible.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
There are 268 episodes of King of the Hill available to stream, and Nielsen doesn’t separate its data by season, but the company did report that 77% of the total watch time was thanks to the new episodes.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has his own base of conservative support on the Hill, despite his status as a former Democrat.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Outside of Hulu’s recent hit King of the Hill revival, Daniels’ work in the streaming era, with shows like Upload and Space Force, has been creatively uneven, while also failing to penetrate the zeitgeist in the way his earlier series did.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
There are 268 episodes of King of the Hill available to stream, and Nielsen doesn’t separate its data by season, but the company did report that 77% of the total watch time was thanks to the new episodes.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has his own base of conservative support on the Hill, despite his status as a former Democrat.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Outside of Hulu’s recent hit King of the Hill revival, Daniels’ work in the streaming era, with shows like Upload and Space Force, has been creatively uneven, while also failing to penetrate the zeitgeist in the way his earlier series did.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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“The Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Hill. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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