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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To do that, and to beat Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday, Tottenham must improve on Monaco in all phases but one.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
They are found all over the state with the most concentrated population in the Hill Country region.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
In the raid, a Texas trooper secured a search warrant that allowed law enforcement officers to breach the home, an Airbnb rental on a vast stretch of land in the Hill Country.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Everyone on the Hill who couldn’t get their act together to pass a budget.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
They are found all over the state with the most concentrated population in the Hill Country region.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
In the raid, a Texas trooper secured a search warrant that allowed law enforcement officers to breach the home, an Airbnb rental on a vast stretch of land in the Hill Country.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Everyone on the Hill who couldn’t get their act together to pass a budget.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Hill
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“The Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Hill. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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