as in mountains
an elevation of land higher than a hill
an adventurer who has scaled alps, explored ocean depths, and flown into the stratosphere
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Recent Examples of alps
This version, however, focuses on his friendship with 12-year-old Georg, who discovers and secretly raises the puppy in a mountain hospice, leading to adventures in the Swiss alps.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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mountains
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The first, largest stack had been given in Iraqi dinars to the smuggler who took them from the outskirts of their native city of Slemani across the mountains into the Kermanshah region where a car was waiting to drive them into Tehran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps best of all, three lift tickets cost what other mountains charge for a single skier.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Alps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alps. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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