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
The innermost rim formed later, when a mountain at the crater’s center collapsed.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
The culprit is one of the least snowy winter seasons in California in modern times, and the mountains at Yosemite have not been spared.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
Fars released a video on Friday purporting to show nomadic Bakhtiari tribesmen, rifles in hand, searching for the American crew member in the mountains of Iran’s Khuzestan province.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
The culprit is one of the least snowy winter seasons in California in modern times, and the mountains at Yosemite have not been spared.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
Fars released a video on Friday purporting to show nomadic Bakhtiari tribesmen, rifles in hand, searching for the American crew member in the mountains of Iran’s Khuzestan province.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain
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For one thing, Hatmaker came of age during what was arguably the peak of evangelicalism in the United States.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This is because the peas are picked at peak freshness, then flash-frozen, pronto.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Combined, the marijuana loads had a street value of about $675,000 in the United States, and high-quality weed could be worth two to three times higher in Europe, according to the CBP.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The hospital’s closure has meant many workers are out of a job, patients are having to find other options for care, and nearby hospitals, including Rush Oak Park Hospital and Loretto Hospital, may face heavier patient loads.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The piles of dishes in the sink.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Spring is a time for renewal, and that includes refreshing your ‘to be read’ pile.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026
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The French alps are home to some of the best skiing in Europe—and the glitziest resorts.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Jan. 2026
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KitKat is asking for the public's help after thieves made off with 12 tons of the company's chocolate — prompting the launch of a new tracking tool to help locate the missing shipment.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Industrial Revolution, supercharged by the Civil War, transformed Northeastern cities into denser and denser wooden tinderboxes filled with tons of humans more than capable of accidentally generating sparks.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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This results in a fully transparent, flexible film that combines both sensing technologies in a single ultra-thin stack while maintaining optical clarity and light transmission.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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Following a moderated conversation, there will be a screening of Lynne’s new film Every Contact Leaves a Trace, a rumination of memory and assumptions using as inspiration a stack of business cards collected over 40 years.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Pressure mounts on Congress to return The backlash playing out online is fueling other pressure as well.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The announcement comes as pressure from customers and consumer advocates mounts on technology companies to cover rising energy costs tied to the AI infrastructure boom.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Built in the late nineteen-twenties, the park sits on more than eight acres at the foot of the hill where Carlsberg ran its original brewery, and is ringed by apartment blocks, schools, and churches.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The WooSox scored twice more in the 10th, and the hill proved too much for the local nine to climb.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Mountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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