hilled

past tense of hill
as in piled
to form into a pile or ridge of earth hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze

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Verb
  • Floating markets drift past in longboats piled with tropical produce.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026
  • Sliced tomatoes in several shades and sizes had been piled onto bread, one falling into the other like drunk pals.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The uniform mounded shape and purple hues of the flower spikes, along with the contrasting silvery foliage, add attractive structure and framing along the edges of paved walkways.
    Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 June 2026
  • Kent mounded up soil the couple bought from GreatSoil to create some elevation.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
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  • The house rises three stories through the oaks with valley views staged from nearly every level and balconies and decks stacked like outlooks on a trail.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
  • However, the path on the other side of the bracket is stacked with traditional powers.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Pitman allowed advertising and ultimately banked a quarter of a million dollars, supplementing his repo income.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
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“Hilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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