1
as in piles
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
the ants made little hills of dirt
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2
as in mounds
an area of high ground
a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills
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as in inclines
an upward slope
I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone
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as in banks
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze
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Recent Examples of hills
Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
High ant hills are also said to predict snowy winters.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2017, Matthew Williams, a thirtysomething software engineer with an athletic build and a bald head, went for a long bike ride in the hills of San Francisco.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Rolling green hills stretch for miles against the backdrop of a bright blue sky, punctuated only by white clouds hovering over the highest peaks.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Walk at an incline in a gym or add elevations such as hills or stairs to your route.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Its rolling hills—recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site—glow gold, nebbiolo grapes are harvested, and white truffles are unearthed.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Take a trip on Windmill's famous hayride, taking you over the hills and through the mud.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025
On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
After paying a three-euro (about $3) gate fee at the park’s entrance, visitors then face another 10-minute ride further into the pine and gorse-clad hills along a switchback road that reaches about 1,000 meters above sea level.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
High ant hills are also said to predict snowy winters.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2017, Matthew Williams, a thirtysomething software engineer with an athletic build and a bald head, went for a long bike ride in the hills of San Francisco.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Rolling green hills stretch for miles against the backdrop of a bright blue sky, punctuated only by white clouds hovering over the highest peaks.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Walk at an incline in a gym or add elevations such as hills or stairs to your route.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Its rolling hills—recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site—glow gold, nebbiolo grapes are harvested, and white truffles are unearthed.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Take a trip on Windmill's famous hayride, taking you over the hills and through the mud.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025
On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hills
Noun
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Early the next morning, out on Crotch Island, Ramos led Eglin and a few visitors down an old track littered with rusted machinery and piles of grout (the vulgate for waste rock) to an arena-size section of the quarry where the four men were already busy cutting stone.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Debris piles have replaced pews; the welcoming church has closed its doors; and the churchgoers’ mounting grief has swelled.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flatten mounds to about 3/4 inch thick and 3-inch diameter.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Sep. 2025
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Taken from burial mounds in southeast Minnesota, the remains had been held by Minnesota institutions for many decades.—
Melissa Olson,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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In January, Unitree showcased its G1 robot’s smooth walking and running system, demonstrating agility, stability, and precise control on inclines and uneven terrain.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Testers experimented with different speeds, inclines, and other features to determine the versatility, durability, and comfort of the machines.—
Claire Harmeyer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Once a marker of lineage and tradition, a pinky ring is now the perfect platform on which its wearer signals their personal style—a tiny stage for diamonds, stacks, or just a single, simple gold band.—
Malaika Crawford,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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The leather straps for restraining limbs are still there on opposite ends underneath stacks of paper.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There's a 10-20% chance for thunderstorms Wednesday in the mountains & Valley, with the best potential south of I-80, in the afternoon/evening.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Across much of Europe until the 20th century, these cabin-like compartments would carry voyaging nobles over oceans and mountains in ‘bed carriages’ aboard ships and trains.—
Chloe Frost-Smith,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Where the gobs of torque on track felt sufficient, if not overwhelming, all of a sudden mashing the throttle at any point in the rev range provided more than enough thrust for any situation, even on steep mountain ascents.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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For her next two ascents, Maus went solo, pushing the pace on the running sections and then moving quickly across the rock.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hills. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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