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 All the while, stunned survivors were on the Hill watching every development come at break-neck speed.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Since King of the Hill became available on Hulu in November 2018, the series has amassed more than 1 billion hours streamed globally across Hulu/Disney+.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
Thirty-Six Years Johnson City’s annual Lights Spectacular has been bringing the holiday cheer to the Hill Country for 36 years.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
The earliest calls feel almost like premonitions, fragile voices that foreshadow the terror that would soon sweep across the Hill Country.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Since King of the Hill became available on Hulu in November 2018, the series has amassed more than 1 billion hours streamed globally across Hulu/Disney+.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
Thirty-Six Years Johnson City’s annual Lights Spectacular has been bringing the holiday cheer to the Hill Country for 36 years.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
The earliest calls feel almost like premonitions, fragile voices that foreshadow the terror that would soon sweep across the Hill Country.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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“The Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Hill. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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