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
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
The winery’s rolling hills grow various varietals, including Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
—Crystal Tate, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
When visitors enter and see the massive aircraft, slightly tilted to give the illusion of takeoff and framed by floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Simi Valley hills, their first reaction is to gasp, Trulio said.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2025
Villa Mahana is an ultra-intimate, candlelit restaurant tucked into the hills of Bora Bora, offering just a few tables and a legendary tasting menu.
—Jim Augerinos, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
This was four months ago, high up in the hills that rise north and east of Manila.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Winston worked with Tom Cruise to pull off an elaborate TV stunt that saw Tom Cruise ride out of the Paris venue on a motorcycle — only to emerge in the Hollywood hills, parachuting out of a plane by the iconic Hollywood sign with the Olympic flag in tow.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The farm is nestled behind the hills that make up the area, keeping it out of view of passersby.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As in, rolling hills, limestone bluffs, and the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America.
—Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
The estate offers year-round recreation, from sledding down the hills in winter to swimming, fishing, and golfing in the summer.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
The winery’s rolling hills grow various varietals, including Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
—Crystal Tate, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
When visitors enter and see the massive aircraft, slightly tilted to give the illusion of takeoff and framed by floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Simi Valley hills, their first reaction is to gasp, Trulio said.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2025
Villa Mahana is an ultra-intimate, candlelit restaurant tucked into the hills of Bora Bora, offering just a few tables and a legendary tasting menu.
—Jim Augerinos, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
This was four months ago, high up in the hills that rise north and east of Manila.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Winston worked with Tom Cruise to pull off an elaborate TV stunt that saw Tom Cruise ride out of the Paris venue on a motorcycle — only to emerge in the Hollywood hills, parachuting out of a plane by the iconic Hollywood sign with the Olympic flag in tow.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The farm is nestled behind the hills that make up the area, keeping it out of view of passersby.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As in, rolling hills, limestone bluffs, and the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America.
—Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hills
Noun
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Due to a nationwide internet shutdown it's been difficult to get information from the ground, but videos circulated by rights groups show piles of corpses and young protesters with bullet wounds.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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On the other, the ability for bad actors to exploit those ballooning piles of data has grown in tandem.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Boxes of white rice, cans of vegetables, chocolate chips and pasta rested at the top of one of the mounds of food.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Japanese anemones produce dense mounds of deeply toothed foliage that remain nearly evergreen in mild climates.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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Several sections south of town offered up steep, short, rocky inclines that did not feel particularly rideable on a bike loaded with camping gear and five days of food and fuel.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Most roads were nothing more than unpaved, gravel tracks with steep inclines, scary drop-offs, and switchback curves.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 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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During 15 years working across various tech stacks and companies, this has been the most straightforward, underrated, and powerful way to regain my excitement at work.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Nov. 2025
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Wiedenfels assured the Street that the CNN app draws on the company’s existing technology stacks with limited incremental operating costs.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And the compressed timeframe of the story ticks down to a hugely satisfying climactic encounter in the mountains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Minimalist 11-foot-tall Styline windows frame picturesque views sweeping from the valley to the Vegas skyline and mountains beyond.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Long, steep ascents demand focus with every step and heartbeat.—
JamiLee Hoglind,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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Reassuringly, Pies crunched the numbers on what followed past such streaks, and concludes that such calm ascents rarely come at the very end of a bull market.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hills. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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