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These used to be mountains in the way of women’s electoral path, but time and perspective have (please God?) restored their molehill status.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 26 July 2024
That mountain could look more like a molehill later on!
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024
There’s no need to fuss over molehills or any other minor drains on your energy.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
For more mortal clubs, molehills might as well be mountains.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of molehill was
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“Molehill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molehill. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
molehill
noun
mole·hill
ˈmōl-ˌhil
1
: a small mound or ridge of earth pushed up by a burrowing mole
2
: an unimportant obstacle or difficulty
made a mountain out of a molehill
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