as in hill
an area of high ground
there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest
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Recent Examples of highland
The Nile as a source of life The Nile floods at the end of every summer, as rains from the Indian Ocean monsoon fall on the highlands of East Africa.
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Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Born in Chi Xot (San Juan Comalapa), Guatemala, in 1987, Calel is of Maya Kaqchikel heritage and frequently takes inspiration from ancestral traditions and from the cultural practices of his home country’s midwestern highlands.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 May 2026
Built in 1885, the route once played a key role in transporting coffee and grains from the Curitiba highlands to the coast.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Take away the highlands and the suburbs and the big round table, and these are two shows that tell stories through the words and actions of real people.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 May 2026
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Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Born in Chi Xot (San Juan Comalapa), Guatemala, in 1987, Calel is of Maya Kaqchikel heritage and frequently takes inspiration from ancestral traditions and from the cultural practices of his home country’s midwestern highlands.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 May 2026
Built in 1885, the route once played a key role in transporting coffee and grains from the Curitiba highlands to the coast.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Take away the highlands and the suburbs and the big round table, and these are two shows that tell stories through the words and actions of real people.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highland
Noun
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Ever since her father left the fort almost a whole season ago, walking off into the darkening blue hills with both his hounds, never to return, her mother has taken to these long and aimless searches, sometimes with Brith and sometimes without.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Pamushana's infinity pool glitters to the cliff edge, beneath which is the Malilangwe Dam and panoramic views of rolling hills covered in green mopane woodland and orange sandstone cliffs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The inning got out of hand with left-hander Brent Suter on the mound.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Today, the uplands are so broadly sunlit that most analysts say future interest rate cuts from the Fed are now likely pushed off into the far distance.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Aspen Highlands’ famed 270-acre hike to Highland Bowl delivers some of the best inbound big-mountain skiing in the lower 48.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Each year, only about 1,000 to 1,200 climbers attempt to summit the mountain, typically during the peak May and June season.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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“Highland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highland. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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