as in mountain
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 alp Some 26,000 people were living in the alp town in 2022, according to the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025 This time, nine people are brought together in the Austrian alps for treatment under Masha. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 July 2025 In a quaint village nestled high in the Swiss alps, an enigmatic domed building towers above the sloped rooftops. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 The range is equivalent in size and shape to the Swiss alps. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025 Between 24 and seven million years ago, shifting tectonic plates caused to alps to rise up and caused the collapse of the valley floor, allowing water from the Mediterranean to enter. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025 Stay Here: Six Senses Crans-Montana offers guests the opportunity to learn the secrets of traditional cheesemaking in the alps, where everything is completed by hand. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025 Zurich is nestled in the swiss alps and Alex and his brother Aldo would grow up literally learning to ski in their backyard. Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 The Sound of Music where the camera swoops over the Austrian alps and zeros in on a distant Julie Andrews dancing in a mountain meadow. New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alp
mountain
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  • The Beat response reclaimed the mountain as sacred.
    Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Liberation Peak – a rural map that takes place in the mountains of Tajikistan, with lots of open areas and potential for aerial combat.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Alp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alp. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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