as in mountainous
having many hills
hilly terrain hilly roads
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Recent Examples of hilly
The hilly winery vineyards are comprised of soils of volcanic origin, which lend a fresh profile to the wine.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Encroaching on a densely populated part of metropolitan Los Angeles, the blaze has created a new level of fear in residents used to thinking about wildfires as a concern only for those who live in hilly communities.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
In Pacific Palisades, an affluent area where narrow, hilly streets spill out onto only a few main roads, people had to abandon their vehicles as Santa Ana winds fueled the explosive growth of several major fires across the region.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
As noted above, hilly and mountainous terrain allows deer to use topography to their advantage, but even flatland whitetails find ways to do this.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Encroaching on a densely populated part of metropolitan Los Angeles, the blaze has created a new level of fear in residents used to thinking about wildfires as a concern only for those who live in hilly communities.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
In Pacific Palisades, an affluent area where narrow, hilly streets spill out onto only a few main roads, people had to abandon their vehicles as Santa Ana winds fueled the explosive growth of several major fires across the region.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
As noted above, hilly and mountainous terrain allows deer to use topography to their advantage, but even flatland whitetails find ways to do this.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilly
Adjective
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Some Puerto Ricans live in rural, mountainous areas or off-coast islands without acute care access, according to Peña.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Wind gusts up to 50 mph were forecast with isolated gusts of 75 mph predicted for mountainous areas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Available in 20 shades, this reformulated take on the original Laura Mercier formula offers 16 hours of wear, with coverage that can be built up from sheer to light.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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Predictably, much has been made of the sheer scale of Trump’s Day One array, but, as ever, the devil lies in the details.—
The Editors,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As the cheers echoed around the craggy walls of limestone, lit up with flashes of pink and purple light, there was a feeling of having stepped back in time, or perhaps onto the set of a movie—a sense that would recur across my week in the region of Basilicata.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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Over in the Columbia land, the Hotel Transylvania trackless ride fittingly sits inside an almost full-size castle which looks like it is perched on a craggy mountain.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fifty years ago, some Catholic leaders were wiser and bolder.—
Celia Viggo Wexler,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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And there was one thing America noticed: Team Trump is wasting no time to move on his boldest promises.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Hilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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