highlands

noun

Definition of highlandsnext
plural of highland
as in hills
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 highlands Even if tourism areas are operating as usual, communities near the fires in the mountain highlands are directly affected. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026 After posting a picture on a random rock in the Turkish highlands on Instagram, Salah has transformed the spot into a tourist attraction, with droves of fans making the pilgrimage. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Several factors were in place to trigger the collapse of PLC forces on the Red Sea coast that are not in place for the southwest highlands. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 The orientation was the opposite in the old days, when all attention was directed to the highlands. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The houndstooth pattern, crafted with wool and cotton-blend, was wholly reminiscent of the Scottish highlands where the print originated, ideal for a day outdoors walking the grounds in early autumn. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 This prominent impact crater in the southern lunar highlands, named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, appears as a bright spot with rays of material stretching across much of the moon's lower limb. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The Klamath mountains, the northern Coast Range, the Shasta highlands, have little light pollution. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 The show is filmed on a sprawling, 19th-century estate and inside a castle in the Scottish highlands. — Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highlands
  1. hills
  2. mounds
  3. mountains
  4. uplands
Noun
  • Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • By spring, green shoots sprouted on the hills above the Rio Ruidoso.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of hills
Noun
  • Israel regularly imposes restrictions on movement across the Palestinian occupied territory with some 925 checkpoints, roadblocks, earth mounds and other barriers.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But despite this, they were still conceived of as being located within the mounds themselves, real-world anchors for these strange, marvelous realms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of mounds
Noun
  • The places where Baltzor typically ranges her cattle in the mountains were ravaged by record-size wildfires this summer, robbing them of the grass the herds usually eat.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • An accident in the Chihuahua mountains On April 19, the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office reported the dismantling of a synthetic drug lab in the municipality of Morelos, in the mountains of that state.
    — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of mountains
Noun
  • Here, fertile uplands, farms, and rolling pastures offer a different view of the island—and a chance to learn about its paniolo, or Hawaiian cowboy, traditions.
    — Kevin Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Definition of uplands

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