Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hillocks
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Nestled on 30 private acres in the South Fork of Provo Canyon, the secluded property threads streams and waterfalls beneath stone bridges, across gentle knolls, and under low-hanging eaves, all hinting at a hobbit-house inspiration without ever tipping into twee fantasy.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Your favorite comfortable Connecticut town has a deep Hollywood history, with films ranging from The Music Man to The Lost Boys all relying on those same winding streets and grassy knolls.—
Mara Reinstein,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Nov. 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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With an itinerary that can swing from luaus to local restaurants and misty uplands to deep-sea diving, Hawaii demands a packing list as versatile as the islands themselves.—
Natalie Hammond,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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The knobs on the stove, the refrigerator handles, the drawer pulls, and the kitchen light switches all need a good scrub and disinfecting.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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For years, simple pine chests with large, circular knobs have been a dime a dozen at antique stores.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
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Drop heaping tablespoon-sized mounds of coconut, about 1 1/2 inches apart, on the baking sheets.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jim Lapic, master gardener with the Penn State Master Gardener Program, uses broken terracotta pots and places them along the sides of his garden mounds.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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For his latest documentary the German filmmaker behind Grizzly Man and Cave of Forgotten Dreams follows conservation biologist and National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes on his obsessive quest to find the mythical ghost elephants of Lisima in the highlands of Angola.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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Set in the remote highlands of Montenegro, the film tells the story of a shepherd mother and her daughter who proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the threat of becoming a NATO military training ground, stirring memories of past violence that once shattered their family.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Long almond tips become the bottom of the heart; trace that line and add two humps for a romantic design.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Residents of the Burnham Park neighborhood, a hotspot for traffic crashes and reckless driving, have led efforts to add speed humps and stop signs to the area.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Instead, the Economy seat puts pressure on the bonny prominences of the hip and restricts blood circulation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Hillocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillocks. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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