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Recent Examples of foothill
The 18-room luxury dude ranch sits in the foothills of the Smokies, ideal for a fall foliage experience without the need to leave your hotel.
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Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
The 5 Freeway Corridor north of Los Angeles, Santa Clarita Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, Antelope Valley foothills, the 14 Freeway Corridor and Ventura County Mountains are all areas included in the advisory.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The valley and the foothills Hundreds of miles away, conservative enclaves in the Sierra Nevada foothills also face the prospect of being gerrymandered into more liberal districts.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In the foothills of Mount Kenya, Mukima Manor offers a seamless blend of high-end luxury and immersive ecotourism, providing guests with an opportunity to marvel at megafauna by day and then sip sundowners on the terrace by night.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
The 5 Freeway Corridor north of Los Angeles, Santa Clarita Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, Antelope Valley foothills, the 14 Freeway Corridor and Ventura County Mountains are all areas included in the advisory.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The valley and the foothills Hundreds of miles away, conservative enclaves in the Sierra Nevada foothills also face the prospect of being gerrymandered into more liberal districts.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In the foothills of Mount Kenya, Mukima Manor offers a seamless blend of high-end luxury and immersive ecotourism, providing guests with an opportunity to marvel at megafauna by day and then sip sundowners on the terrace by night.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foothill
Noun
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It’s located in an oak knoll for peak tranquility, surrounded by olive trees and verdant plants and visited by the occasional deer.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
20 Sep. 2025
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My Spanish-style duplex sat perched on a knoll just below the Griffith Observatory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This musician from Ambato, Ecuador, tropicalized the national music of the Ecuadorian highlands, which had long been stigmatized for its Indigenous roots and the sad melodies often associated with them.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Don Churros Gomez traces its lineage back to Yahualica, Jalisco, a region in Mexico’s highlands known for its rich soil and incredible produce, according to Nuñes-Gomez.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Terrazzo slabs of terrine with good brown bread and a hillock of cornichons.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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From just over a nearby hillock, a howl floated back.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Different Habitats and Hunting Opportunities These kinds of properties are abundant in this part of Nebraska, which is prime territory for upland hunters.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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The driftwood trees help to blunt the effects of hurricanes—and, thus, slow down erosion—on the remaining woods and uplands.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2024
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Its hummock was part of a wetland spiked with tamarack saplings and carpeted with wild cranberries.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2022
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In addition, breezy winds in the mountains will lead to wind chill values in the teens.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their car rolled hundreds of feet down the mountain and landed upside down in a creek.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The seabed drops abruptly to a plateau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Rumbak Wildlife Lodge is set on a plateau that offers a 360-degree view of the epic landscape.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It’s made from durable, attractive stainless steel and has ergonomic knobs that are easy to grip.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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With a jeweled design, bee detail accents, an amber lid knob, and a wooden handle, this tea kettle is elegant from top to bottom.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foothill. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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