hilts

plural of hilt

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Noun
  • Stairwells and elevator shafts acted like chimneys, and the absence of emergency lighting, signage and alternative exits prevented the safe evacuation of the hotel’s 238 guests, the indictment said.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In the past, some radioactive fallout has leaked from test shafts.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The end result promptly went viral on TikTok, with thousands of people commenting on videos showing the cast’s bows on Saturday at the Savoy Theatre in London.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • And this summer, in Lloyd's headline-making revival of Evita in London's West End, leading man Diego Andres Rodriguez took his bows in his underwear covered in blue fluid.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Originally commissioned for Queen Maria Cristina in the late 19th century, the tiara features upright diamond loops with white pearls at the center of each sinuous turn.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In practice, these demos show neuromorphic AI achieving millisecond-range sensing and decision loops.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.
    NPR, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Across these areas, the NWS warned of widespread subfreezing temperatures that could kill crops and other sensitive outdoor vegetation.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Hilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilts. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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