as in hill
an area of high ground
there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest
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Recent Examples of highland
And that erosion took place across a pretty significant distance, as the buttes extend hundreds of kilometers away from the present highlands.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
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
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
Josefina Lopez, 57, owns a six-acre farm in a village in rugged highlands above the town of Marcala.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
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
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
Josefina Lopez, 57, owns a six-acre farm in a village in rugged highlands above the town of Marcala.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highland
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ronald Reagan viewed America as a light on top of the hill, calling for the world to embrace democracy.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But after months of hard work, John returned to the mound on April 16, 1976.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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Now Cole wants more than just a return to the mound.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instructors will focus on coastal, estuarine, and uplands habitats; coastal plants; and marine invertebrates, birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
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The conservation easement secures the land’s upland forests, 26 acres of wetlands, and Naugatuck River headwaters.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Robo begging his friends to not intervene during a brutal beating; Frog finding his inner strength and using it to cut a mountain in half.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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This isn’t about a group of people who go up a mountain and get blown off by a storm.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Highland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highland. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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