as in hills
an upward slope
no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills
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Noun
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In the hills, in the hollows, up the draws and the old dirt logging roads, hidden in the chaparral above the fog line, growing and selling weed became a way of life, woven into the community and its economy.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026 -
The wheels, for example, are oversized so the suitcase is easy to drag over bricks, curbs, dirt, or up steep hills.—
The Editors,
Outside,
1 Feb. 2026
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But the car—small, low to the ground, and exceedingly heavy, owing to the ballistic steel and glass—is not suited to a city like Caracas, which is rife with steep inclines and deep potholes, and is best travelled in a four-by-four.—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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Its flexible 3-layer HydroWall shell is completely waterproof and still breathable, with pit zips to release excess heat on steep inclines.—
Annita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Uphills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uphills. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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