1
: upward on a hill or incline
2
: against difficulties
seemed to be talking uphill—
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Adverb
It is easier to ride a bicycle downhill than uphill.
Noun
no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills
Adjective
It has been an uphill battle for her to get an education.
an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Lagway takes the snap from the shotgun and once again hands off to Baugh, who tries to attack uphill from the middle.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The evolution of intelligent life around red dwarf stars is likely to be an uphill slog, due to the demands needed to jumpstart oxygenic photosynthesis.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
And in the most important shot of his life, Henley hit a beautiful uphill approach that stuck to 10 feet from the pin.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
During a challenge that saw the recruits carrying supplies uphill, Smollett stopped to catch his breath, drawing the ire of a member of the Directing Staff.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Lagway takes the snap from the shotgun and once again hands off to Baugh, who tries to attack uphill from the middle.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Moderate cycling at 10 mph burns close to 600 per hour for a 154-pound person, while intervals, uphill climbs or vigorous pacing can burn even more.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The evolution of intelligent life around red dwarf stars is likely to be an uphill slog, due to the demands needed to jumpstart oxygenic photosynthesis.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
At the same time, there's no denying that at 1-3, the loser of today's Baltimore-Kansas City matchup is going to have an uphill climb.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
And in the most important shot of his life, Henley hit a beautiful uphill approach that stuck to 10 feet from the pin.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Uphill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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