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Meanings of uphill in English

Sloping upward.

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Usage of uphill in English
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However, in developing countries with isolated communities, treatment remains an uphill battle.
Reuters
2
Losing five pounds will yield minutes saved on a steep, uphill approach.
Climbing Magazine
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But others said it looks like an uphill task for a buyer.
Reuters
4
At the fork, take the left-hand grassy track and continue heading uphill.
The Guardian
5
Photo:Tim Bowditch Thomas Thwaites on a Swiss mountain; walking uphill is easier.
Radio NZ
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Next year is again expected to be an uphill battle for Democrats.
Reuters
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Pass over a series of three gates and stiles to continue uphill.
The Guardian
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After the long uphill run it was torture to scale the ladder.
Rot & ruin
9
It took Bill longer to get back, because he was going uphill.
IT
10
Berry said Republicans are fighting an uphill battle to get the two-thirds.
Reuters
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It bought them time, a whole minute hurtling uphill through the trees.
Heir of Fire
12
It's uphill, it's downhill and it involves some incredibly difficult technical ascents.
The Irish Times
13
Presently another made his exit; ran like mad, uphill, toward the jail.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
14
If there had been water, it would have seemed to flow uphill.
Labyrinth
15
Borenson glanced east, uphill toward Castle Carris, and his heart nearly stopped.
The Lair of Bones
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But on the desktop side, the company still has an uphill climb.
Wired
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