as in mountainous
having many hills
hilly terrain hilly roads
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Recent Examples of hilly
Among the pictures were shots of the model and former Saturday Night Live star petting a white horse in a hilly field, and Davidson feeding the animal carrots.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Snow fell as Hinch neared the hilly terrain outside PNC Field.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Pro tip: Ratchet up the incline to engage more of your hamstrings and glutes, or to prepare for a run or hike on hilly terrain.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Fast-rushing debris flows raced down the streets of hilly residential communities in Altadena and Pasadena in the storm, according to videos by the Altadena Mountain Rescue.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Snow fell as Hinch neared the hilly terrain outside PNC Field.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Pro tip: Ratchet up the incline to engage more of your hamstrings and glutes, or to prepare for a run or hike on hilly terrain.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Fast-rushing debris flows raced down the streets of hilly residential communities in Altadena and Pasadena in the storm, according to videos by the Altadena Mountain Rescue.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilly
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The drone used its thermal technology and other powerful sensors to scan the mountainous terrain where the helicopter went down amid pitch darkness and adverse weather conditions.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Troops easily invaded Phnom Penh, causing high-ranking Khmer Rouge to flee to western Cambodia’s mountainous terrain along the Thai border.—
Ray Cavanaugh,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But sheer athleticism won’t turn him into a celebrity, and his demeanor doesn’t endear him to people—Majors plays Maddox as a sullen and tightly wound outcast whose environment shapes his isolation.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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But the sheer volume of options in our modern world—especially in digital spheres such as online shopping, streaming services and mobile applications—can overcome the satisfaction of making these choices.—
Uriel Maslansky,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Underneath his post was a video shared by SpaceX—footage of craggy ice caps, taken by the company’s Dragon spacecraft during a private mission.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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Mountains, glaciers, craggy coastlines and millions of seals, whales, penguins and seabirds are present here.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: Seattle's beauty, brainpower, and bold investments are powering its rise in global rankings, according to the report researched by Ipsos and published by marketing firm Resonance.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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But such a bold move could very well lead to Johnson getting a pink slip from his caucus, as his Speakership barely happened, and only then with Trump’s intervention.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Hilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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