mounted

verb

past tense of mount
1
as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount

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2
as in offered
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

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3
as in climbed
to move or extend upward the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view

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Recent Examples of mounted Meanwhile, airborne early-warning aircraft often use large radar arrays mounted above the fuselage to provide surveillance over a broad area. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 Concerns mounted in July, when OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached a company called Hugging Face. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Unbounder also includes a drop-down privacy tent mounted to the rear wall for use as a shower, changing room and toilet tent. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026 The Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum in Long Beach, CA, mounted his first solo institutional exhibition in 2023; his second solo museum exhibition will open at MoCA Tucson in Arizona in October. — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2026 The craft is powered by a dozen electric motors and propellers mounted on composite wings. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026 Pressure has only mounted since then, with the Yankees now on a 17-year championship drought, including the past nine years under Boone. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 In Peabody, officials are expanding a program that uses cameras mounted on school buses to identify drivers who fail to stop when buses are loading or unloading students. — Logan Hall, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The daughter of sculptor Tony Smith, Kiki Smith is a major art historical figure, represented by international gallery Pace, whose founder, Arne Glimcher, mounted a show of her work at his 125 Newbury Gallery in New York just this year. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounted
  1. increased
  2. offered
  3. climbed
  4. rose
  5. presented
  6. ascended
  7. swelled
  8. carried
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  • During a July 27 Highfill Water and Sewer Committee meeting, Kahrl reported the number of active water meters in the city increased from 2,077 to 2,285 over 12 months.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, the evolution of AI has increased the ease with which these websites can be populated with content, eliminating the need to pay writers and automating the production of social media posts.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
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  • In 2000, Bill Clinton offered Palestinians a state on 94 to 96 percent of the West Bank, all of Gaza, and a capital in East Jerusalem.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That commitment comes after the Ford Foundation discontinued a program that offered flexible funding for nonprofits' general operations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of offered
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  • The outbreak remains concentrated in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, where cases have climbed from 177 to 352.
    — Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The scouts said the object climbed quickly before appearing to disintegrate.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • During Lula's first two terms in office, from 2003 to 2010, Brazil's economy boomed, and millions of Brazilians rose out of poverty.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Was the last petal from the enchanted rose about to fall, this beauty of a season due to turn ugly?
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of rose
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  • About 76% of Union County residents reported high well-being, compared with about 61% in Gaston County, according to findings presented this month by the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute as part of its State of Our Region research.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The inaugural show is curated by Cecilia Alemani, who is in charge of the public art program presented by the High Line in New York City, and was the artistic director of the 59th Venice Biennale.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of presented
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  • When Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, McCartney was just 10 years old.
    — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Each ascended to become East’s head football coach, and spent entire careers as teachers there.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • The ranks of the protesters have also swelled to include some more opportunistic looters and agitators.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Piper Sandler’s annual teen survey — polling 9,000 teens across 47 states — shows overall beauty spend swelled 7 percent this year, with growth across all key categories, including cosmetics, skin care, hair and fragrance.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The starting five that carried Atlanta to the playoffs last season — Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, CJ McCollum and Onyeka Okongwu — returns.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of carried

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“Mounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounted. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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