as in hills
an area of high ground
the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose
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Recent Examples of uplands
Many hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians planted breadfruit, and the trees captured the spring water that flowed from the uplands, keeping the soil moist.
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Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
Today, the uplands are so broadly sunlit that most analysts say future interest rate cuts from the Fed are now likely pushed off into the far distance.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
Farmers in the area are also vitally important to protecting the natural landscape, as parts of Swaledale and the surrounding uplands are designated as Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
Coral barrier reefs protect beaches and uplands.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service (NPS) explains that Grand Canyon National Park is located entirely within the state of Arizona and encompasses 278 miles of the Colorado River and its surrounding uplands.
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Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
With an itinerary that can swing from luaus to local restaurants and misty uplands to deep-sea diving, Hawaii demands a packing list as versatile as the islands themselves.
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Natalie Hammond,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Pygmy rattlesnakes are found near water and sometimes in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades, according to the TWRA.
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Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
Today, the uplands are so broadly sunlit that most analysts say future interest rate cuts from the Fed are now likely pushed off into the far distance.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
Farmers in the area are also vitally important to protecting the natural landscape, as parts of Swaledale and the surrounding uplands are designated as Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
Coral barrier reefs protect beaches and uplands.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service (NPS) explains that Grand Canyon National Park is located entirely within the state of Arizona and encompasses 278 miles of the Colorado River and its surrounding uplands.
—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
With an itinerary that can swing from luaus to local restaurants and misty uplands to deep-sea diving, Hawaii demands a packing list as versatile as the islands themselves.
—
Natalie Hammond,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Pygmy rattlesnakes are found near water and sometimes in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades, according to the TWRA.
—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uplands
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Faugères sits in the foothills of the Haut Languedoc, in the hills northwest of Béziers, its vineyards climbing to 400 meters and lying largely within the Haut-Languedoc Regional Natural Park.
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After nearly a decade away, though, Virginia reeled me back in, welcoming me home to a world with rolling hills, four distinct seasons, and a passion for music, history, and good old-fashioned comfort food.
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At the time, certain teams wore BLM patches and stenciled the BLM logo onto the pitcher’s mounds.
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Regular mowing can also disrupt ant mounds.
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The Simbari people of Papua New Guinea’s eastern highlands separate boys from their mothers around the age of nine.
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The Macallan Importantly, this is the first time that Macallan fans will be able to have this type of experience without going through global travel retail or venturing into the heart of the remote Scottish highlands.
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Biarritz is a tourist destination known for its rugged cliffs, beaches and status as one of Europe’s premier surfing spots.
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His calling-card changeup dove off cliffs and past the bats of Yankees hitters, who whiffed at 12 of them.
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Respecting Nature Nature is key to Japan’s traditional Shinto religion, in which mountains, trees, stone and flowers are capable of having spirits.
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Marked by towering mountains, spectacular valleys and glacial blue lakes in every direction, the towns of Banff and Lake Louise have attracted travelers for decades.
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“Uplands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uplands. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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