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
Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Take a trip on Windmill's famous hayride, taking you over the hills and through the mud.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
Connecticut conjures up dreams of kind of rolling green hills and Colonial houses, but Milford was not that then.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The monastery spreads over 5,000 acres of forest on a series of hills, according to its website.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Mahadeo hills is in Madhya Pradesh in central India.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Exploring Ravenna was a breath of fresh air – and not just because of the rolling hills and valleys.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Off to the Catskill Mountains for a month-long test through narrow trails, steep hills and fields abound, the Defender stretches its fresh legs nicely.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
The hills of Bethpage State Park create miniature valleys and canyons throughout the property, and in turn, the grandstands from the 15th to 17th holes create an amphitheater of chaos encircled by huge video boards.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Take a trip on Windmill's famous hayride, taking you over the hills and through the mud.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
Connecticut conjures up dreams of kind of rolling green hills and Colonial houses, but Milford was not that then.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The monastery spreads over 5,000 acres of forest on a series of hills, according to its website.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Mahadeo hills is in Madhya Pradesh in central India.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Exploring Ravenna was a breath of fresh air – and not just because of the rolling hills and valleys.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Off to the Catskill Mountains for a month-long test through narrow trails, steep hills and fields abound, the Defender stretches its fresh legs nicely.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hills
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Last year, Kardashians decorations took a spookier turn, with the reality star’s house being decorated with creepy floating ghosts, witches brooms and piles of pumpkins in shades of traditional orange — plus green, white and hues of brown — and covered in sprawling vines.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hallways were lined with debris and plastic bags while clothing, wall decor and lamps became piles of litter inside apartment units.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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If drainage is a problem, amend soil with compost or plant on mounds or berms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Waiting for them were mounds of zucchini, yellow squash and eggplant picked from the food bank’s farm.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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In January, Unitree showcased its G1 robot’s smooth walking and running system, demonstrating agility, stability, and precise control on inclines and uneven terrain.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Testers experimented with different speeds, inclines, and other features to determine the versatility, durability, and comfort of the machines.—
Claire Harmeyer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 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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The paranormal team had set out stacks of tarot cards.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The opportunities are practically endless for this two-ball play set, which can be used as a teether, a bath toy that squirts and stacks, or as a simple squeeze toy.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Coster-Waldau travels to the Andean mountains, the Ganges River, the Ecuadorian rainforest, Paris and more.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Written over the course of a year and a half and recorded in Los Angeles between cups of tea and views of the mountains, Lu compares the project to a short story collection, each song melding into its own theme.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Pursuits in the Peaks The Smith brothers operated a local mountaineering school in their teens and twenties, taking neighbors and interested kids on ascents of the 14ers.—
Outside,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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Where the gobs of torque on track felt sufficient, if not overwhelming, all of a sudden mashing the throttle at any point in the rev range provided more than enough thrust for any situation, even on steep mountain ascents.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Hills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hills. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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