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Recent Examples of foothill
To fully experience Costa Rica’s stunning natural beauty, travelers should hunker down in La Fortuna, a charming village in the foothills of the Arenal Volcano.
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
The city of Sierra Madre also issued evacuation orders and warnings Wednesday for several areas in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Where to stay in Marrakech In the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, Marrakech is known for its historic palaces, traditional hammam spas, sprawling gardens, and exceptional hotel scene.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Avalanches a concern amid heavy rains Aside from the heavy downpours battering coastal and foothill regions, avalanches are another worry.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
The city of Sierra Madre also issued evacuation orders and warnings Wednesday for several areas in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Where to stay in Marrakech In the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, Marrakech is known for its historic palaces, traditional hammam spas, sprawling gardens, and exceptional hotel scene.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Avalanches a concern amid heavy rains Aside from the heavy downpours battering coastal and foothill regions, avalanches are another worry.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foothill
Noun
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From late April onward, the grassy knolls around Cortina, aka the Pearl of the Dolomites, spring to life.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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The clubhouse sits on a knoll over a four-acre peninsula, surrounded by water.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2025
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The winter weather advisory affects Southwest Idaho highlands, the Owyhee Mountains and the Camas Prairie for slippery roads.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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The refined tequila is crafted from single-source, 100% Blue Weber agave, harvested at peak maturity from the red volcanic highlands of Jalisco, Mexico.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Feb. 2025
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An amalgamation of Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, Amer is perched atop a hillock surrounded by several other ancient structures and historic landmarks.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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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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Instructors will focus on coastal, estuarine, and uplands habitats; coastal plants; and marine invertebrates, birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The conservation easement secures the land’s upland forests, 26 acres of wetlands, and Naugatuck River headwaters.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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Measurements officials have taken at about 260 sites across the Sierra show that the northern mountains have more snow than the southern areas.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, officials implemented the first tourist tax of ¥2,000 (about $13.33) and a visitor limit for the iconic and sacred mountain due to an influx of human traffic jams and littering, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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This wave of change for SVOD led to a plateau in the growth of subscription numbers, and a plateauing in the number of subscriptions averaged globally.—
Helen Rees,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported that absenteeism rates have doubled—rising from around 15% in 2018 to nearly 30% in 2021, and maintaining a plateau through 2023.—
Elizabeth Austin,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Breccia Capraia marble tops the lounge bar, fitted with a custom brass edge, a Perrin & Row faucet, and Foro by Waterworks knobs and pull.—
Andrew Sessa,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2025
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Yet the goals are simple: one, to locate the greatest mass of the barrel at a spot where the analytics suggest the most frequent contact is made by the hitter; and two, to support faster swings by moving weight distribution toward the bat knob.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foothill. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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