the Hill
noun
US, informal
—used to refer to the U.S. Congress
a proposed new law that is being debated on the Hill
Examples of the Hill in a Sentence
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The administration has spent months sending top lieutenants to the Hill to champion its cause.
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Dell Cameron, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump’s real power on the Hill, with House Republicans, has always been destructive in nature.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
In a small but very memorable turn as the Hill’s onscreen podcast partner Mo, comedian Sam Jay snapped out some of the best lines in the picture.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
The impeachment articles had been expected to arrive at the Senate on the same day Mayorkas will be on the Hill to advocate for the DHS budget, where he is expected to request higher funding levels than in the deal agreed to last month by the White House and Congress to avoid a government shutdown.
—Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The decision was the lead story on the home pages of the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Hill and more.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Folks from throughout the city and suburbs bring out their lawn chairs and blankets for the Chill on the Hill summer music performances.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Stranger still, the campaign may be working, as an unlikely and uneasy coalition is coming together on the Hill to shut down an effort to require big banks hold more cash to ensure the country avoids another Too Big to Fail moment.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
TikTok unleashed a sprawling attempt to thwart the bill, urging its users to blanket Congress with calls and dispatching CEO Shou Zi Chew to campaign on the Hill.
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Dell Cameron, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump’s real power on the Hill, with House Republicans, has always been destructive in nature.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
In a small but very memorable turn as the Hill’s onscreen podcast partner Mo, comedian Sam Jay snapped out some of the best lines in the picture.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
The impeachment articles had been expected to arrive at the Senate on the same day Mayorkas will be on the Hill to advocate for the DHS budget, where he is expected to request higher funding levels than in the deal agreed to last month by the White House and Congress to avoid a government shutdown.
—Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The decision was the lead story on the home pages of the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Hill and more.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Folks from throughout the city and suburbs bring out their lawn chairs and blankets for the Chill on the Hill summer music performances.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Stranger still, the campaign may be working, as an unlikely and uneasy coalition is coming together on the Hill to shut down an effort to require big banks hold more cash to ensure the country avoids another Too Big to Fail moment.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
TikTok unleashed a sprawling attempt to thwart the bill, urging its users to blanket Congress with calls and dispatching CEO Shou Zi Chew to campaign on the Hill.
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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“The Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Hill. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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