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
As more people buy a ticket for a particular day, prices go up—meaning high ticket prices will coincide with a busier day on the mountain.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
Munoz also questioned why corporations have more rights than rivers, mountains or oceans.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Although most of the people who will visit these stores won’t be climbing Mount Everest, The North Face sponsors more than 200 athletes from around the world that participate in everything from skiing and snowboarding to trail running, mountain climbing and other sports.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Arosa, Switzerland There’s no shortage of world-class mountain hotspots in Switzerland.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
Munoz also questioned why corporations have more rights than rivers, mountains or oceans.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Although most of the people who will visit these stores won’t be climbing Mount Everest, The North Face sponsors more than 200 athletes from around the world that participate in everything from skiing and snowboarding to trail running, mountain climbing and other sports.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Arosa, Switzerland There’s no shortage of world-class mountain hotspots in Switzerland.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain
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Congress enacted the enhanced Obamacare subsidies during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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And Harrison must play more if this team is to reach its peak.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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When firefighters arrived at the scene, multiple cars and piles of rubbish were on fire.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Three decades on, Martin is invited to Ben’s lavish birthday party at the Fitzmaurice’s country pile, but Martin fears that the publicity of Ben’s bid for Conservative leader will dredge up the secrets of their past with tragic consequences.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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Vanderbilt has been working on tempo all season, hasn’t used it a ton in games yet, but unleashed it Saturday and caused trouble.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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In New Orleans, Zeus’ Rescues gave out a ton of pet food in October, double the normal amount, said founder Michelle Cheramie, who said this is the highest demand she’s seen in 20 years.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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During a recent clean-out, I was shocked by the various levels of color saturation in my stack of black jeans.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Atlas toward pushing control boundaries and Optimus toward integration with production-line economics and perception stacks adapted from autonomous driving.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The items include bed frames, bedding, pillows, white-noise machines, area rugs, desk chairs, TVs and TV mounts.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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When staffing dips, the pressure mounts.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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Another video filmed by a Palestinian resident shows the settlers coming down a hill toward the Bedouin village.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and be especially cautious on hills or when making turns.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Mountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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