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Recent Examples of mountain range
Earlier this month, a snowmobiler was killed in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range after an avalanche buried him in snow.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Away Lutsen Mountains is one of only a few ski resorts in the Midwest on an actual mountain range.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
HunterMoss, the luxury travel company founded by Australians Julie Hunter and Anthony Moss in 2008, has rolled out a new series of supercar tours throughout the legendary European mountain range.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026
The fact that the mountain range extends to the arms stripes is such a perfect detail and drives the whole look home.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The mountain range features 125 peaks that are 5,000 feet or higher in elevation, with the highest peak, Mount Mitchell, in North Carolina.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Starting from the Laughlin mountain range in Mendocino County, the Russian River flows south toward Healdsburg and Windsor before veering west, through Sonoma County to the Pacific Ocean.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
This three-room B&B has sensational views of Asahidake and the Tokachi mountain range, and the husband-and-wife owners also own a butcher shop and prepare delicious meals starring local pork sagari.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
Over the great span of time – through the slow closing of a land bridge here or the rise of a mountain range there – species eventually split.
—David Toews, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Away Lutsen Mountains is one of only a few ski resorts in the Midwest on an actual mountain range.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
HunterMoss, the luxury travel company founded by Australians Julie Hunter and Anthony Moss in 2008, has rolled out a new series of supercar tours throughout the legendary European mountain range.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026
The fact that the mountain range extends to the arms stripes is such a perfect detail and drives the whole look home.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The mountain range features 125 peaks that are 5,000 feet or higher in elevation, with the highest peak, Mount Mitchell, in North Carolina.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Starting from the Laughlin mountain range in Mendocino County, the Russian River flows south toward Healdsburg and Windsor before veering west, through Sonoma County to the Pacific Ocean.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
This three-room B&B has sensational views of Asahidake and the Tokachi mountain range, and the husband-and-wife owners also own a butcher shop and prepare delicious meals starring local pork sagari.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
Over the great span of time – through the slow closing of a land bridge here or the rise of a mountain range there – species eventually split.
—David Toews, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
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
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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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Tree planting remained an important component, but the vision became broader, with more focus on cultivating arid, degraded land - like the mountains around Kourtimale or the Ferlo valley.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Then commandos used mini-helicopters to reach the mountains, extract the weapons officer, and fly him back to the airfield.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Easter weekend shootings have thrust teen violence back into the spotlight, as pressure mounts to keep crime down ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup games, the AJC’s Riley Bunch reports.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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But while critics of Swalwell’s mount attacks on his record, Dan Morley, an organizer with Indivisible Tri-Valley, said the congressman has been engaged on several local immigration issues.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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What to expect Attendees can expect a range of local chefs and vendors serving traditional fish plates alongside dishes influenced by a variety of cultural backgrounds.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Boomer went 11-for-15 on field goals last season, with all four misses coming in the 40-49-yard range.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
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For one thing, Hatmaker came of age during what was arguably the peak of evangelicalism in the United States.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This is because the peas are picked at peak freshness, then flash-frozen, pronto.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Around the back, all the connections are built into a central hump.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Cushing’s syndrome affects about 40 to 70 people per million according to the NIH, and its symptoms extend well beyond a round face to include skin that bruises easily, a puffy neck and a worsening upper-back hump.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mountain range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20range. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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