1
as in piles
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
the ants made little hills of dirt
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2
as in mounds
an area of high ground
a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills
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as in inclines
an upward slope
I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone
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as in banks
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 hills
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Snow will be heaviest in the mountains and hills along Interstate 70 and just south of the highway.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
The four men, along with Sanon, are charged with conspiring to kidnap and kill Moïse, who was shot a dozen times during a nighttime ambush at his home in the hills outside Port-au-Prince.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Gaggles of residents gathered at a media vantage point in the nearby hills, many of them keeping one eye on Dahiyeh for signs of an attack and another on their phone for updates on social media.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Willow has trailed missing people, including an elderly man on Christmas Eve, through falling darkness, steep hills, mud and water.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The rolling hills above Castro Valley have become the center of a growing dispute.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
This is where locals go to trade stories from the hills at colorful spots like Pigeon Head, Lead Dog, Slieve, Black Rabbit Mead, or The Depot.
—Ted Alvarez, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
There was the coastal walk, with the Pacific on one side and the winter hills, greened by the rainy season, on the other.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
Bookended by rocky hills, Jale Beach, located just north of Himara, is known for its more intimate atmosphere.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Snow will be heaviest in the mountains and hills along Interstate 70 and just south of the highway.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
The four men, along with Sanon, are charged with conspiring to kidnap and kill Moïse, who was shot a dozen times during a nighttime ambush at his home in the hills outside Port-au-Prince.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Gaggles of residents gathered at a media vantage point in the nearby hills, many of them keeping one eye on Dahiyeh for signs of an attack and another on their phone for updates on social media.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Willow has trailed missing people, including an elderly man on Christmas Eve, through falling darkness, steep hills, mud and water.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The rolling hills above Castro Valley have become the center of a growing dispute.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
This is where locals go to trade stories from the hills at colorful spots like Pigeon Head, Lead Dog, Slieve, Black Rabbit Mead, or The Depot.
—Ted Alvarez, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
There was the coastal walk, with the Pacific on one side and the winter hills, greened by the rainy season, on the other.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hills
Noun
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For those in the eastern half of the country, this winter seemed like an endless slog of frigid temperatures and stubbornly persistent snow piles.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Warner recommends checking outdoor areas carefully before gardening or reaching into brush or firewood piles.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Remnants of shell middens (high mounds of shells accumulated from long term group settlement) can still be found within the reserve.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Followers of the Hopewell tradition constructed the Toolesboro mounds.—
Michael Plummer,
Des Moines Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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The result is a strong ability to climb inclines, and better balance on more rugged, technical terrain.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
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Yards with narrow passages, tight corners, and many obstacles like trees, shrubs, or garden beds, or steep inclines make the use of a riding lawnmower, especially a traditional riding mower, more tedious than helpful.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
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The group banks its seventh champ total.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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There was the tradition of organizing magazine stacks and greeting his regulars, but also the memorable days, like hosting Playboy signings with the cover Bunny and watching a line of UCLA boys form around the corner.—
Jason LeCras,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Try breaking up stacks of books with storage baskets that hide spare phone chargers and decorative boxes perfect for storing a deck of cards or your bookmark collection.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Ichikawas are using their years climbing mountains and craggy cliffs all over the world to guide their signature concoctions.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Patagonia’s mountains, Adelaida, the last of a Chilean indigenous people, resists relocation as a mining project threatens her ancestral land.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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By 1995, the Magic had reached the NBA Finals, one of the fastest ascents in league history.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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But unsurprisingly, the race is usually decided on the climbs — classic ascents such as the Molenberg, Muur van Geraardsbergen, and the Bosberg splintering the peloton.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Hills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hills. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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