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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The Hunting Wives scored 761 million minutes of watch time for Netflix, while King of the Hill had 714 million minutes for Hulu.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
With campaign season descending, Republicans are now racing to convince the public that their tax cuts, tariffs, and spending cuts are worth returning them to power on the Hill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The sense among Republicans on the Hill was that the hearing went about as poorly as possible.
—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
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
With campaign season descending, Republicans are now racing to convince the public that their tax cuts, tariffs, and spending cuts are worth returning them to power on the Hill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The sense among Republicans on the Hill was that the hearing went about as poorly as possible.
—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
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 14 Sep. 2025.
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