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Recent Examples of hillock
There were ferric hillocks of oxidized green and chasms that tore through flat earth, at the bottom of which a ribbon of river caught the sunlight.
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Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Just an hour away, in New Canaan, Connecticut, Philip Johnson stowed his private painting gallery beneath a hillock and shut it behind a steel door.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
Around them, the country seems no less fantastical—jagged outcrops of pale rock, rising from low brown hillocks.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
An amalgamation of Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, Amer is perched atop a hillock surrounded by several other ancient structures and historic landmarks.
—Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Just an hour away, in New Canaan, Connecticut, Philip Johnson stowed his private painting gallery beneath a hillock and shut it behind a steel door.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
Around them, the country seems no less fantastical—jagged outcrops of pale rock, rising from low brown hillocks.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
An amalgamation of Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, Amer is perched atop a hillock surrounded by several other ancient structures and historic landmarks.
—Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hillock
Noun
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The bending roads and lilting knolls of College Grove, Tennessee, about 45 minutes south of Nashville, are still verdant in the late August heat.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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My Spanish-style duplex sat perched on a knoll just below the Griffith Observatory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Sep. 2025
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Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2024
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Its hummock was part of a wetland spiked with tamarack saplings and carpeted with wild cranberries.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2022
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Denise’s family was out on a foothill in a large, modern ranch house.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Shooting The shooting began shortly after 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School, about 30 miles west of Denver in the foothills of Jefferson County.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Groundhog Audio claims its tech can match the tone from any song and drop it into a compact pedal at your feet – no knob twiddling necessary.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
20 Oct. 2025
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After an edgy week, Michigan found the volume knob and turned down the noise.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Different Habitats and Hunting Opportunities These kinds of properties are abundant in this part of Nebraska, which is prime territory for upland hunters.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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The driftwood trees help to blunt the effects of hurricanes—and, thus, slow down erosion—on the remaining woods and uplands.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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So far, the response has been strikingly muted given the eminence of the signatories.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lake Nyos, an extremely deep lake in the volcanic highlands of northwest Cameroon, was in the second category.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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With establishing shots of the majestic Armenian highlands, the documentary makes a concerted effort to trace the deep-rooted mythos of this ancestral land before delving into its subjects.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Yet stimulatory or not, America’s economy has a mountain to climb before Washington’s debts align more appropriately with its economic context.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, Leadville blends its rugged past with a love of the outdoors and small-town vibes with big-mountain adventure.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Hillock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillock. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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