1
as in peaks
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 piles
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 mountains
And the Granite Falls/Caldwell County native — now a minority owner of the Hornets, still tied to the mountains west of here — definitely wanted to treat Saturday night like a homecoming.
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
The photo, taken by Kate, shows the young princess wearing a backpack and a camouflage jacket while sitting outside with mountains in the background.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Wade tries to keep up his spirits as his legal case drags on, something that is made a little easier by the deep blue skies and verdant mountains that surround his new home in Saint Mary Parish not far from the Caribbean Sea.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
It is surrounded by mountains that were formed by the impact.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Anyone headed into the mountains is advised to leave all elevated areas if lightning strikes.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Ghafari and his neighbors also all decided to flee from their border village of Alma al-Shaab, and NPR caught up with him in the mountains near Beirut.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
The McLaughlin's spring break vacation to Colorado's mountains required a hard shift in plans following a historically warm and dry winter.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The tiny house has been delivered to its owner, in France's Cantal mountains.
—Adam Williams
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
The photo, taken by Kate, shows the young princess wearing a backpack and a camouflage jacket while sitting outside with mountains in the background.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Wade tries to keep up his spirits as his legal case drags on, something that is made a little easier by the deep blue skies and verdant mountains that surround his new home in Saint Mary Parish not far from the Caribbean Sea.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
It is surrounded by mountains that were formed by the impact.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Anyone headed into the mountains is advised to leave all elevated areas if lightning strikes.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Ghafari and his neighbors also all decided to flee from their border village of Alma al-Shaab, and NPR caught up with him in the mountains near Beirut.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
The McLaughlin's spring break vacation to Colorado's mountains required a hard shift in plans following a historically warm and dry winter.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The tiny house has been delivered to its owner, in France's Cantal mountains.
—Adam Williams
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountains
Noun
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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Return the mixer speed to medium-high and beat until the meringue is thick, glossy and holds stiff peaks, 3 to 4 more minutes.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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Once transported to the canyon, the modular components were assembled and put into place using one of the world’s largest cable cranes (cranes that move loads while suspended on cables), which spanned the gorge between the two towers.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to Archer Western, HDR’s design engineers failed to properly account for wind loads — including hurricane winds — in an initial, partial design for the signature bridge arches that the contractor used to calculate construction costs and time for its bid.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Evergreen has been forced to skip the burning of slash piles this winter because of a lack of snow.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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This comprises 5,468 ultra-fast charging piles, 1,216 800-V ultra-fast charging stations, and 6,269 stations in highway service areas.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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Odds are most Dodgers fans haven’t seen, say, his Kunsthaus Bregenz, in a small town on the northern edge of the Austrian alps.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 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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Is the economy irrationally exuberant, with tons of rapid, expensive hiring and new investment?—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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An asteroid the size of a house exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 440,000 tons of TNT, damaging buildings and injuring more than 1,600 people, according to NASA.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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From crumbling stacks of CDs — featuring Prince, Paul Simon, Kylie Minogue, and PJ Harvey — to old jewelry boxes, and even her beloved first copy of Brothers Grimm’s Fairytale, every item held countless memories that helped Humberstone shape her second album Cruel World.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2026
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Symmetrical pillow stacks on sofas and beds are starting to feel dated.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Texas House Administration Committee has voted along party lines to order dozens of Democratic lawmakers to pay nearly $422,000 in fines and costs related to their decision to flee the state last year.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Leone taught and codified dozens of complicated pick-stroke combinations, to give depth and expression.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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For most of the year, the animals roam the island’s northern pastures, hills and cliffs, but in the days before Christmas, they’re rounded up and brought to the shearing pens.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mountains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountains. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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