as in hill
an area of high ground
the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose
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Recent Examples of upland
Whereas previous metal pollution records extracted their silt, or evidence from areas far from their sources— upland peat cores or mountain and polar glaciers, Cambridge specifies –the most recent data comes from the epicenter of production, a paleochannel of the River Ure, Cambridge explains.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Agroforestry’s potential Arabica coffee, the most common variety sold globally, naturally evolved as an understory shrub, performing best in cooler tropical uplands with good drainage and often partial shade.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Dune and swale systems are globally rare; this topographic variation — upland in the dunes, lowland in the swales — combines with the region’s unique confluence of biomes — particularly oak savanna, prairie and wetlands — to pack a lot of biodiversity into the preserve’s 42 acres.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
It's located in northern Arizona, encompassing about 278 miles of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Agroforestry’s potential Arabica coffee, the most common variety sold globally, naturally evolved as an understory shrub, performing best in cooler tropical uplands with good drainage and often partial shade.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Dune and swale systems are globally rare; this topographic variation — upland in the dunes, lowland in the swales — combines with the region’s unique confluence of biomes — particularly oak savanna, prairie and wetlands — to pack a lot of biodiversity into the preserve’s 42 acres.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
It's located in northern Arizona, encompassing about 278 miles of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upland
Noun
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lorenzo Di Cola caught the moon suspended above a cloudbank above the tranquil hills near the city of L'Aquila, Italy, with the distant forms of the Rocca Calascio Castle and Santa Maria della Pietà church visible on the horizon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the seventh inning of Game 5, with Kyle Finnegan on the mound, Seattle announced Canzone to bat for Garver.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The effigy site is one of 12 mounds in a 22-acre area.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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The resulting sandstone cliffs, canyon rims, wooded highlands, tumbling cascades, and swimming holes are a nature enthusiast’s playground.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Probably the most noteworthy lunar feature is Tycho, a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In addition, breezy winds in the mountains will lead to wind chill values in the teens.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their car rolled hundreds of feet down the mountain and landed upside down in a creek.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Upland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upland. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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