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
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.
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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
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 Nov. 2024.
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