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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hillocky
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Blowing snow, whiteout conditions, and icy roads will make driving treacherous, especially in mountainous regions and along highways.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
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Amid a mountainous landscape, described by Coronado and Landin as great for location scouting, the city has been at the mercy of Mexican/American relations for centuries.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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The border, as the Treaty of Lausanne defined it, would follow the median line between the main channel of the Evros River, which spills from the great Rila mountain range of Bulgaria, down through the hilly green borderlands of Greece and Turkey, and eventually into the northern Aegean.—
Lauren Markham,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Set sail from Miami for the Caribbean and enjoy a day exploring Nassau in the Bahamas before taking in the lush, hilly Virgin Island landscapes.—
Hannah Freedman,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2025
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This small train leads down one of the steepest railway lines in the world, and cuts through stunning, craggy scenery.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Feb. 2025
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Best place to drink in those craggy peaks of the San Jacinto range against an azure sky is from a comfy chaise lounge on the rooftop pool deck.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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At first glance, the price tags for premium domains can seem steep, with some reaching seven figures.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Shares closed Wednesday up 16% on better-than-expected revenue, even though SolarEdge posted a steep loss in the fourth quarter.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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Established in 1940, the ski area — with two main chairlifts, 500 acres and a 1,000-foot vertical drop — gets 500 inches of snow on average annually.—
Elaine Glusac,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Placer County Fire Department said crews, with the help of the Auburn City Fire Department, responded to a medical rescue on Feb. 10, for a 16-year-old boy who was stuck in a vertical mine shaft nearly 50 feet deep.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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This cooling happens more in a certain direction, the direction perpendicular to the beam's direction.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Standing far apart and perpendicular to each other are two black high-heeled pumps.—
Annie Ernaux,
The New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2024
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“Hillocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillocky. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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