cordillera

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Recent Examples of cordillera Among the displays are ceramic figures, scale models and paintings that narrate indigenous traditions in the Andes cordillera, from the first settlements dating back 15,000 years to the birth of the Tiwanaku state and the rise of the Incan empire. Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019 Away to the west, mountains rode the horizons, granite faced, severe, not the Andes yet, but the cordillera of the pre-Andes. Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2019 The plane carrying the coffin with Paloma’s mother is rerouted to Argentina, and the three rent a hearse and cross the cordillera to find her. Sean McCoy, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordillera
Noun
  • Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Web cams pointed at Yosemite Valley’s famous granite features, including Half Dome and El Capitan, showed the high sierra landscape completely smoked out, with terrible visibility, on Thursday afternoon.
    Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 17 Sep. 2020
Noun
  • After breakfast, drive north from Palma about 25 minutes to the Serra de Tramuntana, a rugged mountain range (and UNESCO World Heritage Site) that covers the island’s northwest coast.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The storm is also bringing heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada, with snowfall totals forecast to be in excess of 3 feet in some parts of the mountain range.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, breezy winds in the mountains will lead to wind chill values in the teens.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Their car rolled hundreds of feet down the mountain and landed upside down in a creek.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Cordillera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordillera. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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