hilltop
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
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The Somers IBM plant sits on a hilltop, ringed by woods, its pyramids visible from nearby Interstate 684.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"I think being able to trace my family back to that small hilltop town and the surrounding land is something I didn't appreciate until I was right there," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The hilltop abode, which spans nearly 5,000 square feet, was initially listed for $6.99 million in June 2025, 11 months after Simmons died.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
In Rajasthan's Bhagwanpura village, 18-year-old Nikita Meena and fellow residents have camped on a hilltop since January to stop miners entering one of the last untouched stretches.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
The 184-inch, nestled within an enormous, circular red-domed building resembling an enclosed carousel on the hilltop above campus, was still the Rad Lab’s showpiece.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
On the ground, Israeli troops have crossed the border to search homes and stake out what the military calls forward defensive positions on strategic hilltops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Together they would go on intel-gathering missions, talking to village leaders, scouting unfamiliar terrain and observing the Taliban from hilltops, where Sodais interpreted their radio transmissions for Sullivan in real time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
During the 18th century C.E., voyagers roving the Orinoco River—a vast watery highway stretching across the northeastern corner of South America—reported dozens of mysterious rock engravings of snakes crowning the rocky hilltops.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024
They took slow panoramas from hilltops, and held still for minutes, sometimes hours, on downtown garment-shop blocks or railroad crossings.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
The sun breaks on the hilltops, spilling its crimson yolk.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
The origin of hilltopping is, however, easily understood.
From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Morgan, Wallace
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