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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From entryways piled with winter gear to kitchen counters crowded with mail and school papers, small organizational upgrades can make a big impact.—
Casey DelBasso,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
While most of the snow piled up since the end of January melted or was washed away by the rain the past few warmer days, NWS predicts temperatures will once again drop, causing the rain to turn to snow.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rounds of roasted purple sweet potatoes arrive mounded with a mixture of salsa macha and butter, and liberally flecked with chives.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Fresh thyme and roasted garlic butter make for a bright-yet-rich broth, always mounded with Dungeness claws and hefty prawns.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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They are coated in a butter-herb mixture, then stacked in muffin cups.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Trump continues to press Zelensky into negotiations that look increasingly stacked against Ukraine.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Great Britain had to win to stay alive for the medal round, and won on an amazing throw by skip Rebecca Morrison, who banked her stone off a wide blocking stone and spun it right.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Heiskanen’s shot banked in off Switzerland defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler’s stick and past goaltender Leonardo Genoni.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Hilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilled. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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