mountain range

noun

Definition of mountain rangenext
as in cordillera

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Recent Examples of mountain range Yuba City is home to the Sutter Buttes, the world's smallest mountain range. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Just a few months ago, the National Park Service caught a young collared male at the western end of the mountain range who had a kinked tail — a sign of inbreeding. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The rugged peaks of Afghanistan’s section of this vast mountain range act as water towers. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Ignacio Gatica’s series Sunsets (2024), for example, depicts colorful scenes of the sun setting and rising over a mountain range. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The Wudang mountain range comprises 72 peaks, all thought to converge toward Tianzhu. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Huachuma, whose Latin name is Echinopsis pachanoi, is a tall cactus that grows along the spine of the Andes, the mountain range on South America’s western side. — Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026 One levitates, a second hears the voices of the dead, a third experiences the entire geologic history of the Andean mountain range inside his own body. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 At stake, warned Vasudev, wasn't just the physical mountain range, but the heart of Hindu culture and civilization. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain range
  1. cordillera
  2. mountain
  3. mount
  4. sierra
  5. range
  6. peak
  7. hump
Noun
  • At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.
    — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of cordillera
Noun
  • Just be prepared for the machine to spend a considerable amount of time producing a small mountain of plastic waste alongside your masterpiece.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Perfect Road, a documentary from Danish directors and cousins Adam and Christian Bonke, follows him on an extreme journey through some of Europe’s highest mountain passes, while also providing a meditation on modern life and character study.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of mountain
Noun
  • Companies borrowing heavily to build computing capacity could face a squeeze if financing costs rise faster than revenue, particularly where construction expenses and depreciation mount before facilities reach full utilization.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As public backlash to data centers mounts, investors are trying to discern whether moratoriums or other hurdles could hamper forecasts for size and completion of data center projects.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of mount
Noun
  • Mallorca’s very own mountain range is perfect walking territory, boasting the famous Ruta de Pedra en Sec (Dry Stone Route), a 93-mile trail that runs the length of the sierra from Andratx to Pollença.
    — Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
Definition of sierra
Noun
  • The test also addressed the system’s maximum-range requirement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At times, Zukenee’s chameleonic range and ironic language can feel like a shrewd substitute for vulnerability.
    — Narsimha Gour Chintaluri, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of range
Noun
  • Here are the peak dates to glimpse these dazzling celestial events, according to the American Meteor Society.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Turning on the heat a couple of hours before peak hours and turning it off after the higher rate kicks in can save you money.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of peak
Noun
  • Who else to argue with about the last humps of the Slinky Dog Dash ride?
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge for Hynes is to get the Wild over this next hump during what Guerin believes is their Stanley Cup window.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hump

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“Mountain range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20range. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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