1
as in ascent
an upward slope
I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone
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2
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
the ants made little hills of dirt
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3
as in mound
an area of high ground
a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills
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Recent Examples of hill
Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The abolitionists Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown were born here; Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, Stephen Sondheim, and the film director Milos Forman made homes among these softly rolling hills.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
This driveline has terrain response control with selectable driving and off road modes, low traction launch and hill decent control, and a dynamic air suspension system with automatic access height with adaptive dynamics.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
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Noun
Electric bicycles are growing in popularity, minimizing hills and headwinds, and making riding more appealing for many people.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The abolitionists Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown were born here; Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, Stephen Sondheim, and the film director Milos Forman made homes among these softly rolling hills.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
That’s something Mamaw used to say to describe her or her family … hill people or hillbillies.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
This driveline has terrain response control with selectable driving and off road modes, low traction launch and hill decent control, and a dynamic air suspension system with automatic access height with adaptive dynamics.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hill
Noun
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And if 2025 is any indication, next year will only continue her remarkable ascent.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk’s ascent in conservative politics mirrored the rise of right-wing populism in America.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Banfield had to go back to the pile, as it was called, for nine straight days.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pile-in on Broadcom comes after Oracle nearly turned into a hyperscaler overnight.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These enormous mounds of debris left over from the feasts contained thousands of bones.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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That left right-hander Connor Brogdon – fresh off the plane from Salt Lake – on the mound when the Mariners scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Despite so much being stacked against them, the Angels had a shot to win before dropping a 2-1 decision to the Seattle Mariners.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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And over the past nine months, a team of judges has been measuring it, pinpointing the exact location of the wave’s base, then stacking images of Slebir’s crouched pose on top of each other like a totem pole up the face of the wave.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike almost every other major theme park, DisneySea is built on multiple levels so there’s quite an incline to some of the streets in Mediterranean Harbour just as there is in actual Riviera cities such as San Remo and Monaco.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Overall goods prices are showing a slow and steady incline after having fallen for much of the past two years in an unwind from the pandemic nesting boom.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The post also includes videos of Twiggs skiing down a mountain.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The evening after Jîna’s death, on assignment for the newspaper Ham-Mihan, my friend and colleague Elaheh Mohammadi drove eight hours overnight, through winding mountains and narrow roads, to Saqqez, Jîna’s hometown in Kurdistan.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And thanks to the towering cliffs that shield the shoreline from strong winds, the beaches often stay warm even as the air cools.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whether the Blackhawks would have fared any better since then with experienced coaches is debatable, but general manager Kyle Davidson is banking on Blashill to take a promising young group of players to the next level and eventually turn the corner in the organization’s rebuild phase.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Korean researchers have unlocked a new way to bank clean energy and turn it back into power on demand.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hill. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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