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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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as in loads
a considerable amount receives a mountain of mail every year for the holidays

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Recent Examples of mountain The forested foothills are full of pine and fir trees and the area is a popular mountain park for hiking and biking. Kirk Siegler, NPR, 30 June 2025 Book a room at The Lodge at Breckenridge for some of the best mountain views in town and a cozy alpine vibe. Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025 Model and talk show host Heidi Klum picked up Cosby Show co-creator Ed Weinberger’s Georgian-style manse in the mountains between Los Angeles’s exclusive Bel Air and Sherman Oaks neighborhoods back in 2013. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 June 2025 If Uranus in Gemini is a lightning bolt to the brain, this full moon is the mountain beneath your feet. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountain
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Noun
  • High upon the peak of an old, weathered cabin perched a brown and white billy goat.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
  • Halfway through 2025, reported cases have already surpassed 1,274 − the peak for all of 2019.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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  • 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
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  • Of course, the camp had a Manning participating instead of teaching, as Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning garnered tons of attention from virtually everyone in-person and looking on at home.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • During the 2024 The Championships, Wimbledon, the tournament served over 55 tons of strawberries from Hugh Lowe Farms just 31.5 miles from famed tournament—that’s over 2.5 million individual Grade 1 English strawberries of the Mailing Centenary variety.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Simply stir the zingy horseradish sauce together, and stack layers of the cold cuts and fresh veggies to build a roast beef sandwich better than anything Publix can offer.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • The end result was a stack of decisions deferring to Trump.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
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  • As pressure mounts, those numbers are only expected to grow.
    Troy Batterberry, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Death toll mounts in Israel Earlier Sunday in Israel, at least six people, including a 10-year-old and a 9-year-old, were killed when a missile hit an apartment building in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
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  • Set high above Hollywood, the rooftop setting features iconic, 360-views of the Hollywood sign, Capital Records building and surrounding hills.
    Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
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  • Oracle has announced a slew of AI deals in recent months, including the joint Stargate venture with OpenAI and SoftBank to invest billions in bolstering AI infrastructure.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 June 2025
  • That evolution is causing a ripple effect across partner ecosystems, creating a slew of challenges for marketing leaders.
    Paul Tibbitt, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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“Mountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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