hillock

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Recent Examples of hillock As the moon shines through dips in the nearby hillock, its light streams into the central circle and down the length of the avenue. Dan Falk, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024 Many of the canals running through the farmland were fortified with low hillocks covered in grass. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 Rainfall, delayed and rerouted by craters and hillocks, percolated into the earth rather than flushing sediment into a nearby creek. Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024 The entree is a carnivore’s dream: A beef medallion gets pounded thin and layered with Virginia ham and cheese, an indulgence balanced with a hillock of sprightly greens. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hillock 
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Noun
  • 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
  • In reality, the slant was just 25 degrees, but even a knoll seems formidable under the strain of psychic baggage.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The lower Alabama of wiregrass, peanut farms, and sandy fields where I was raised is a different world than Rick’s Appalachian foothills.
    Cassandra King, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Winter weather advisories go into effect Tuesday night for the Palmer Divide ridge in central Colorado and the state's southern foothills.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Gwin turns a couple knobs to get the propane flowing and ignites it.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Consider swapping cabinet knobs for matte black handles or satin brass pulls for a more stylish look.
    Brianna Crane, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Aided by legislation that rewards landowners for increasing the biodiversity of the Welsh uplands, his group has been planting trees — more than 300,000 at this point, including that rowan.
    Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Noun
  • But a lot of young executives also are casting weary glances at the aging eminences who’ve been occupying Hollywood’s C-suites seemingly forever.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Despite being unsure of his faith, the poor man has been saddled by the just-deceased pope with the responsibility of managing the conclave of red-robed eminences who’ll vote on a successor.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only found in the highlands of Ethiopia.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Hillock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillock. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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