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Recent Examples of upland Her $100m pad features a private road connecting the coastal area of Wailea to the uplands of Kula via an inland route. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 July 2025 The pygmy rattlesnake is usually found very near water and occasionally in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades. Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 13 June 2025 With seven miles of shoreline, the 892-acre park has plenty of space to explore tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests. Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025 Arid uplands and ephemeral wetlands host an exceptional array of life, from 13 species of frogs and more than 140 reptiles to 325 bird species like mulga parrots and nankeen kestrels. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for upland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upland
Noun
  • Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • It is written and directed by Evans, also deaf, and features an all-deaf cast, set atop the rolling hills of the English countryside in a quaint stately home.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These enormous mounds of debris left over from the feasts contained thousands of bones.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That left right-hander Connor Brogdon – fresh off the plane from Salt Lake – on the mound when the Mariners scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The final section may prove anticlimactic for some, given the fleeting images captured of elephants believed to have inhabited the highlands for 5,000 years.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As of publication time, Simpson has reached 11 mountain peaks.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • So, building here is an homage to Aspen’s past, a way of honoring the pioneers who helped transform a quiet mountain town into an international destination.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Upland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upland. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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