1
as in piles
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
the ants made little hills of dirt
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2
as in mounds
an area of high ground
a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills
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3
as in inclines
an upward slope
I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone
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as in banks
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hills
Noun
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Now, there are piles of them back at the house.—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025 -
The fire is spotting ahead of itself in mulch piles and making runs across levees that are in place.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Choosing your own route through the mountains reinjects some of that uncertainty—the possibility of prediction error—into the experience.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
25 Mar. 2025
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The strongest winds and driest conditions are expected across the foothills and portions of the adjacent mountains, where a Red Flag Warning is in effect.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Remove the economic cliffs that prohibit people from climbing the ladder of success without the risk of losing public resources.—
Len Fasano,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
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Red and brown cliffs, varnished by thousands of years of high-desert weather, towered on either side of me.—
Derek M. Norman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The appearance of this boundary varies around the planet, with some areas seeming to link the lowlands directly to the highlands, while others contain sharp cliffs.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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The southern highlands are heavily pockmarked by craters and stand as much as 5 miles (8 kilometers) higher on average than the smooth, rolling plains of the lowlands above them.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For fashion cognoscenti this is a refreshing departure from quiet luxury inclinations–and and overdue return into the arms of maximalism.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Walker Wear was bred from these inclinations–and its take-off was historic.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lower elevations often don’t see blooms until late May to early July, and at higher elevations, wildflowers appear well into August and September.—
Deb Hopewell,
AFAR Media,
24 Mar. 2025
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At higher elevations, above 5,000 feet, visitors will typically see flowers well into June and July.—
Deb Hopewell,
AFAR Media,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Hills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hills. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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