hilled

verb

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilled
  1. piled
  2. mounded
  3. stacked
  4. banked
Verb
  • Most people who died were found piled three deep around those exits.
    — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past two years, GLP-1 receptor agonists have piled up randomized trial wins in organs most had never considered when these drugs were initially approved.
    — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of piled
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
Definition of mounded
Verb
  • At first glance, this stacked 10-story property jutting out from a seaside cliff could be mistaken for the prow of an ocean liner.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Few works in the show are titled, boxes filled with objects remain closed (one is even tightly wrapped in cellophane), and canvases are stacked one atop the other like pizza boxes—content and images concealed.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of stacked
Verb
  • Trump had banked with Capital One for more than a decade before the accounts were closed.
    — Ken Sweet, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The wide specialized entry banked an opening frame of $596,324.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of banked
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“Hilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilled. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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