foothills

noun

plural of foothill
as in highlands

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  1. highlands
  2. knolls
  3. mountains
  4. uplands
  5. altitudes
  6. elevations
  7. knobs
  8. eminences
Noun
  • Beyond the conventional routes lie some of the world’s most striking volcanic highlands, black-sand beaches, and untamed wilderness—landscapes that reward those willing to venture farther afield.
    — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
  • My walk took me over the peaks and ridges of the Eastern highlands, on a narrow footpath that rose and fell thousands of feet in the course of an average day.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of highlands
Noun
  • All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
  • All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of knolls
Noun
  • China Daily Nonetheless, for a nation that's made history building easy ways to get up and down mountains, this store feels almost old-fashioned.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for its ancient mountains, diverse plant and animal life and preservation of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, according to the NPS website.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of mountains
Noun
  • Many hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians planted breadfruit, and the trees captured the spring water that flowed from the uplands, keeping the soil moist.
    — Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Definition of uplands
Noun
  • That experiment could help connect aircraft operating at different altitudes through a single communications layer.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Russian ground teams may be intentionally keeping some of the Rassvet satellites at lower altitudes to allow their orbital planes to drift over a period of many months before eventually lining up with final pathways.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of altitudes
Noun
  • At a latitude of 63 degrees North, color can appear at higher elevations in early to mid-August before spreading down the mountainsides and into the valleys by the second week of September, according to the National Park Service.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The plan also included a breakdown of which areas are targeted for these elevations, which indicates the areas with properties at the highest risk of flooding.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of elevations
Noun
  • Use a drill or screwdriver to remove the existing handles or knobs, then attach a new set.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026
  • All the mixes and all the pans and everything were all people operating the things, the pots, the knobs and things.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of eminences
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“Foothills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foothills. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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