Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain range
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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,
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
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It’s all set against a classic American backdrop of diner counters and truck stops, East Coast turnpike exits and snow-tipped Montana mountains.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Erick spent the day dragging through the coastal mountain range, dropping torrential quantities of rain.—
Luis Alberto Cruz,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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As pressure mounts, those numbers are only expected to grow.—
Troy Batterberry,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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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
Noun
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Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2022
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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
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Cities like Atlanta, Washington D.C., Cincinnati, Charlotte, and New York will be sweltering in temperatures within the range of 95 to 100+ degrees F for several days.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Thursday’s weather for the walk, which began shortly after 5 p.m., was mostly sunny with breezy temperatures in the 80 degree range.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Google Trends data from April to May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, showed a worldwide peak in online searches for dog adoption, up to 250% higher than typical trends for early pandemic months.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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Located in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, Mount Washington is the tallest peak in the northeastern United States.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
24 June 2025
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These large dark brown colored animals, characterized by a protruding shoulder hump, are social animals that often form herds, which appear to be directed by older females.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Both acquired during the 2023 offseason, Porzingis and Holiday were the pieces that pushed the Celtics over the championship hump, starring for the team that ended Boston’s 18-year NBA championship drought last summer.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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“Mountain range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20range. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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