1
as in peak
an elevation of land higher than a hill
my cousin likes to climb mountains just because she can
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2
as in loads
a considerable amount
receives a mountain of mail every year for the holidays
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3
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
he piled a mountain of mashed potatoes on his plate
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Recent Examples of mountain
Children are donning jerseys to practice soccer in the shadow of nearby mountains.
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Shelby Blackley,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
El Paso sits in a verdant opening between arid mountains at the westernmost tip of Texas, at a place where the Rio Grande often runs shallow enough to wade across from Ciudad Juárez, its twin city in Mexico.
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Julia Preston,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
Hot and humid for Independence Day with another Heat Advisory in effect from noon to 8 PM EDT east of the mountains.
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Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
4 July 2026
There’s also nothing like a night under the undisrupted stars of the mountain sky.
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Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
4 July 2026
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Shelby Blackley,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
El Paso sits in a verdant opening between arid mountains at the westernmost tip of Texas, at a place where the Rio Grande often runs shallow enough to wade across from Ciudad Juárez, its twin city in Mexico.
—
Julia Preston,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
Hot and humid for Independence Day with another Heat Advisory in effect from noon to 8 PM EDT east of the mountains.
—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
4 July 2026
There’s also nothing like a night under the undisrupted stars of the mountain sky.
—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for mountain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain
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The last time that ratio ranged so high was in the mid-2000s, at the peak of the millennial housing bubble, Pew reports.
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The weather service said peak heat indexes, which combine air temperature with humidity, of up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit were possible.
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Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
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Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
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Baby Boomers, meanwhile, are armed with piles of cash and plenty of time, giving them more flexibility for travel.
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As her daughter sweeps away the last piles of sand, 54-year-old Nuru Mohammed directs women hanging fishing nets to serve as décor.
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There have been a number previous instances of that, including a Germanwings flight that crashed into the French alps in 2015, killing everyone aboard.
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Odds are most Dodgers fans haven’t seen, say, his Kunsthaus Bregenz, in a small town on the northern edge of the Austrian alps.
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Each scoop lifted tons of earth and rock as engineers raced to complete one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in history.
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It is designed to place nearly a half-ton of payload mass into low-Earth orbit.
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Customers may notice a stack of small business cards at the hostess stand near the entrance.
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The perfect alternative to wearing your gold ring stacks to the beach.
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For return to flight, Blue Origin will not rebuilding the transporter-erector, but will instead use a crane to lift the rocket vertical on its launch mount.
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The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.
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The Supreme Court has released a slew of opinions to mark the end of its current term, and one of them could prove to be a landmark case for personal protections.
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What is clear is that Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce have donated $26 million to a slew of charities across the nation just ahead of their nuptials and America’s 250th birthday.
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“Mountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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