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Recent Examples of foothill
Sufficiently admonished, we’re set loose from the veranda of the Four Seasons Scottsdale and into the foothills of the Sonoran Desert.
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Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
Greenwood, Maine Set in the foothills of the western Maine mountains, this three-bedroom cabin is 15 minutes from the Mount Abram Ski Area and a short drive from Bethel.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
For more nature and wider vistas, look in the foothills of the Santa Catalina or Tucson Mountains.
—Abbie Kozolchyk, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
In addition, winter weather advisories have been issued for the southern Front Range foothills in effect until 11 p.m. Wednesday, with total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches expected.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
Greenwood, Maine Set in the foothills of the western Maine mountains, this three-bedroom cabin is 15 minutes from the Mount Abram Ski Area and a short drive from Bethel.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
For more nature and wider vistas, look in the foothills of the Santa Catalina or Tucson Mountains.
—Abbie Kozolchyk, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
In addition, winter weather advisories have been issued for the southern Front Range foothills in effect until 11 p.m. Wednesday, with total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches expected.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foothill
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This time, of course, there would be heightened Secret Service protection, complete with drones and dogs to ferret out any potential assassins hiding out in the bushes or in a grassy knoll.Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2024
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The next wave of snow could bring another 1-2 inches and accumulate on elevated areas, such as grassy knolls, bridges and overpasses.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only found in the highlands of Ethiopia.Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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The brand is owned by the Fonseca family, who have been farming agave in the highlands of Jalisco for five generations.Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The shock is not the expanse alone but the density, the way every hillock and cavern is filled with incident and variety.Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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The entrance is through a structure that could be a brutalist one-car garage dug into a hillock.Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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The site also boasts grasslands, dry forests and upland areas — just about every habitat southern Indiana has to offer.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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The country’s upland areas are covered by a patchwork of teams made up of locals from all walks of life.Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
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Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
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On that June evening, as the sun set, throwing billows of magenta clouds in the western sky, Heckscher saw ferns, grass-like sedges and hummocks of mosses, all signs of a healthy wetland.Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
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Sitting in ancient Cumbria—the Lake District is a mighty UNESCO World Heritage Site drawing over 18 million visitors each year, home to the largest national park in England, covering over 880 square miles of terrain with towering mountains, serene lakes, and lush forests.Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The mountains of the West, parts of Michigan and New York, along with interior northern New England likely have enough snow on the ground now that at least an inch of it will stick around through Christmas Day.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The company’s decision to stop reporting subscriber numbers starting in 2025 could be a sign that the company expects growth to plateau.Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The victim’s boyfriend was said to have been in the area, but on a higher plateau.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Also, the control knobs are on the front of the unit, eliminating the need to reach over hot pots and pans.Terri Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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There's a hard button to swap functions between the two and two physical control knobs.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foothill. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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