as in hills
an area of high ground
there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest
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Recent Examples of highlands
Israel seized the strategic highlands from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and unilaterally annexed it in 1981.
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Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only found in the highlands of Ethiopia.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
And Panama offers diverse lifestyle options to fit any preference, from urban Panama City to beachside Coronado to the cool highlands of Boquete.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The Ethiopian wolf, the world’s rarest wild canid and Africa’s most endangered carnivore is found exclusively in the Ethiopian highlands.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2024
But, after more than a year of peace and tranquility in the North Carolina highlands, the Segens' lives have been beset by a different sort of disaster.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Like other premium Tequila’s it’s made from 100% blue Weber agave, grown in the highlands and lowlands of Jalisco, Mexico.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Management guidance for Bears Ears National Monument is the first plan developed in collaboration with Native American tribes, five of which consider the piney highlands and redrock canyons west of Monticello, Utah a culturally sacred homeland.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only found in the highlands of Ethiopia.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
And Panama offers diverse lifestyle options to fit any preference, from urban Panama City to beachside Coronado to the cool highlands of Boquete.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The Ethiopian wolf, the world’s rarest wild canid and Africa’s most endangered carnivore is found exclusively in the Ethiopian highlands.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2024
But, after more than a year of peace and tranquility in the North Carolina highlands, the Segens' lives have been beset by a different sort of disaster.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Like other premium Tequila’s it’s made from 100% blue Weber agave, grown in the highlands and lowlands of Jalisco, Mexico.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Management guidance for Bears Ears National Monument is the first plan developed in collaboration with Native American tribes, five of which consider the piney highlands and redrock canyons west of Monticello, Utah a culturally sacred homeland.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Highlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highlands. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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