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hilling

verb

present participle of hill

as in piling

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 hilling When the stems reach about 6 to 8 inches tall, start hilling by placing new soil around the stems. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026 This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025

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After defeating Savannah State 87-0 while setting a program record for points, and piling up 627 yards of offense, the bulldogs rushed for 423 yards, converted eight of 10 third downs and scored on all 11 trips into the red zone.

— D’Joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
At the same time, waste is still piling up and resale’s environmental footprint is rising.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

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The paper argues against concerns that stacking logic circuits vertically would create a thermal bottleneck that could prevent the technology from being used in high-performance mobile processors.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Keep scrolling to discover more Yeti products marked down at Amazon, including this now-$20 stacking lowball cup that easily fits inside a hiking backpack.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

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When in bloom, the compact, mounding plants resemble a cushion covered in small double flowers in white, yellow, lavender, pink, purple, red, orange, bronze or rust.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
With a mounding growth habit, these plants require no pruning or deadheading to keep blooming for months.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026

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