1
: upward on a hill or incline
2
: against difficulties
seemed to be talking uphill—
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Adverb
It is easier to ride a bicycle downhill than uphill.
Noun
no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills
Adjective
It has been an uphill battle for her to get an education.
an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The blaze moved quickly uphill and rapidly threatening homes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
That funding is set by Congress, and using it to enforce the president’s orders could present an uphill and possibly unwinnable battle.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
This is a big test that could make the rest of the season an uphill climb.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
The fire, across the freeway and a mile north from the Getty Center, moved uphill amid wind gusts in the area that at one point reached 25 mph, according to Todd Hall, meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The blaze moved quickly uphill and rapidly threatening homes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Wiens estimates that the rocks—found in an ancient riverbed and strewn uphill on the rim of Jezero Crater—are several billion years old.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
That funding is set by Congress, and using it to enforce the president’s orders could present an uphill and possibly unwinnable battle.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The bills face an uphill climb with less than two months left in this year’s legislative session.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
This is a big test that could make the rest of the season an uphill climb.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Uphill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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