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 path of totality passes just north of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS), a cosmic-ray-hunting telescope in Namibia's Khomas highlands.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The Napo is home to small communities of Kichwa people, whose ancestors came down from the Andean highlands centuries ago.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The shallow freshwater coursed lazily among the sawgrass, the water stretching from the Atlantic Coastal Ridge to the east to the highlands of what is now part of the Big Cypress National Preserve to the west.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The Houthis administer 70-80 percent of Yemen's population, including Sana'a and the northwestern highlands, through governance that is coercive but administratively consolidated.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The Napo is home to small communities of Kichwa people, whose ancestors came down from the Andean highlands centuries ago.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The shallow freshwater coursed lazily among the sawgrass, the water stretching from the Atlantic Coastal Ridge to the east to the highlands of what is now part of the Big Cypress National Preserve to the west.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The Houthis administer 70-80 percent of Yemen's population, including Sana'a and the northwestern highlands, through governance that is coercive but administratively consolidated.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highland
Noun
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One of the challenges in living in the historic district of Manayunk during a snowstorm is not only the hills, but the brick streets that residents said make things more slippery.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The yelps and chatter of a nursery school recess clattered down from a small hill overlooking the scene.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jim Lapic, master gardener with the Penn State Master Gardener Program, uses broken terracotta pots and places them along the sides of his garden mounds.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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Another repost shows mounds of garbage piled up in New York City after the recent snowstorm.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The storm stretched from the Texas Panhandle, across the upland South and Midwest to the southern Mid-Atlantic states.—
Richard Mize,
Oklahoman,
24 Jan. 2026
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Massive cypress trees and upland hardwood forests frame a landscape shaped by sinkholes and an extensive cave system—more than five miles mapped so far—that earned the park National Natural Landmark status.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2025
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He was jailed in Nevada City, the seat of Nevada County about an hour’s drive from Truckee on the other side of a 7,000-foot mountain pass.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The event was put on hold for several minutes as medical professionals tended to Vonn and waited for a helicopter to carry her off the mountain.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Highland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highland. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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