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
Starting Sunday afternoon, a series of storms will pound the West from California to Colorado with very heavy snow in the mountains and heavy rain and flooding for coastal California.
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Max Golembo, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
More than 341,417 acres of rugged mountain terrain burned across three counties in northern New Mexico between early April and late June in 2022.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Sold to Menemsha, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
On the eve of the deadline, the Upper Colorado River Commission released a statement quoting Mitchell, its chair, as saying that the mountain states can't fill the gap left by drought heavy use in the Southwest.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Max Golembo, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
More than 341,417 acres of rugged mountain terrain burned across three counties in northern New Mexico between early April and late June in 2022.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Sold to Menemsha, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
On the eve of the deadline, the Upper Colorado River Commission released a statement quoting Mitchell, its chair, as saying that the mountain states can't fill the gap left by drought heavy use in the Southwest.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain
Noun
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At their peak, the gatherings might attract 40 or more people.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2026
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On Colorado's tallest peaks, including Mount Zirkel, and ski areas, including Keystone and Breckenridge, snow is forecast through Saturday evening.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Autonomous aircraft can move smaller loads more discreetly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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For larger loads, the company recommends using two tiles.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What piles up now melts gradually through spring and summer, feeding rivers, farms, and household taps long after the clouds clear.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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In sheer dollar terms, the pile of money owed by the government is projected under the CBO’s baseline scenario to balloon from nearly $31 trillion today to a staggering $56 trillion over the next decade.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 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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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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In the majority of cases, those cleansers created tons of lush foam, utilized in part to create an illusion of a deeper clean.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Llobet played tons of DIY gigs with a rotating cast of friends over the years that followed, but no one completed youbet quite like Prussack, a New Jersey native and fellow rock lifer.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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So at the trade deadline, general manager Onsi Saleh sent him to Golden State in exchange for, essentially, a stack of poker chips.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nebius’ advantage comes from the company’s position in scaling in the scarcest part of the software stack — powered data center capacity — and its ability to turn GPU investment into usable clusters as customer demand grows, wrote analyst Michael Donovan.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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As tension mounts, suspicion turns inward to the team itself.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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The pressure to keep exile concealed—to keep it invisible—mounts when disclosing the reasons motivating the journey would put travelers at risk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Cotswolds in the United Kingdom attracts tourists from all over the world for its alluring rolling hills, quaint villages and historic mountains.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Our lovely Skeldale family stands together and suddenly notices the fires burning on other hills all across the countryside.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Mountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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