as in hill
an area of high ground
the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose
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Recent Examples of upland
The country’s upland areas are covered by a patchwork of teams made up of locals from all walks of life.
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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
The East Bay hills, San Jose’s Santa Teresa and Blossom Hill neighborhoods, communities around Mount Diablo, and uplands west of Palo Alto and Stanford University are some areas where an out-of-control grass fire could set homes ablaze, Carter said.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
The preserve includes forest with northern and southern uplands separated by a small perennial stream and adjacent wetlands.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
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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
The East Bay hills, San Jose’s Santa Teresa and Blossom Hill neighborhoods, communities around Mount Diablo, and uplands west of Palo Alto and Stanford University are some areas where an out-of-control grass fire could set homes ablaze, Carter said.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
The preserve includes forest with northern and southern uplands separated by a small perennial stream and adjacent wetlands.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upland
Noun
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Their Southwestern-style ranch on Old Sunset Trail sits on a hill in a gated community with views of the Rocky Mountains.—
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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This Asian Destination Was Named the Most Welcoming in the World — and It's Called the '8th Wonder of the World' by Locals Where to Stay Sam & Lola’s Surrounded by coconut and mango trees on the hill between Pehebiya Beach and Hiriketiya Bay are two A-frame pool villas.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2025
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The pavement has been dug up by the Israeli military’s D-9 bulldozers – mounds of asphalt and dirt piled up on the sides of roads, often pouring into shops and homes.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Now that Alcantara is healthy and back on the mound, he's shown that his arm is doing perfectly fine.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The design was born out of founder Coco Chanel’s relationship with the Duke of Westminster: the couple vacationed together in the Scottish highlands, where sportsmen favored suits fashioned out of the woolen knit.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
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At nine o’clock in the morning, clear sunlight bathes the Potosi highlands in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.—
Marina P. Asins,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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In 2021, more than 200 people died after part of a glacier collapsed in Uttarakhand, carrying a deadly mixture of ice, rock and water that tore through a mountain gorge and crashed through a dam.—
Kathleen Magramo and Esha Mitra,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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With mountain snowpack and reservoir levels continuing to improve after recent storms, state and federal officials are promising more water to southern cities and San Joaquin Valley farms, Ian James reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Upland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upland. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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