as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else
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as in hill
an upward slope
no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills
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Recent Examples of uphill
Chris Coons, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
In a supremely competitive year for Best Actress, the British actress faces an uphill climb.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Some still use burros to lug water from the well uphill to the village.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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If past is prologue, Patel may face an uphill climb to even get the entirety of his own party on board.
—Chris Coons, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
In a supremely competitive year for Best Actress, the British actress faces an uphill climb.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
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But the project is proving to be an uphill (or upstream) battle.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Some still use burros to lug water from the well uphill to the village.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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An at least 200-year-old celebration of French and Mediterranean cuisine, macarons are renowned as the ‘impossible dessert,’ a result of the notoriously involved and difficult baking process.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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The manual entry of damage to structures like bridges used to be very expensive and time-consuming, a complex process made even more difficult by the fact that data entry and analysis are performed by both the agency’s own staff and external companies.Stephanie Glenk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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That translates to power and speed, even going up hills.Scott Kramer, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Black Heritage Trail takes visitors from North Jersey to South, from the ocean to the hills, touching major cities and small towns.Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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The agreement comes amid a challenging period for traditional department stores, which face mounting pressure from discount chains like Walmart, fast-fashion players and e-commerce companies like Amazon.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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However, achieving consistent scoring across different runs can be challenging.Lukas Petersson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The trail includes rocks, loose sand, gravel and some steep, narrow inclines.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Do your first workout on a gradual incline, like 2%, and increase the incline by 1-2% each week.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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Carro, known for his tough stance on crime and his experience with cases involving terrorism enhancements, will play a key role in shaping the trial's proceedings.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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In December, the West Central Montana Avalanche Center made the tough decision to no longer send avalanche experts to Seeley Lake to test the snowpack.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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Pioneering a Transparent, Equitable Future for Peer Review and Publishing of Scholarly Work For decades, the peer review process in academic publishing has been considered the benchmark—ensuring that only the most rigorous research makes its way into the world.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Every mortgage review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of home loan products.Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Watch it here, with a warning about his language: Season 2 will delve deeper into the personal and professional lives of NHL stars, offering viewers a 360-degree view of their lives both on and off the ice and sacrifice required to excel in one of the world’s most demanding sports.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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Some squirrels at California’s college campuses have become infamous among students for their demanding behavior, even winning student elections, but they’ve never been seen hunting smaller rodents on such a widespread scale.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Uphill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uphill. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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