mountains

noun

plural of mountain
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 To capture how Africa’s varied ecosystems shape the animals that live within them, film crews were sent to deserts, forests, jungles, mountains and islands. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026 Historian Keri Leigh Merritt hopes to change that with this fresh look at the rabble-rouser from the North Georgia mountains. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026 Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants must expose their rivals secrets live on air. — L.m. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Getting there involves climbing a rocky path through the Tian-Shan mountains and crossing a seasonal snow bridge where the petroglyphs can be accessed for just a fleeting six-week window each summer. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 The Holiday Inn Express West Jefferson has familiar amenities and is conveniently located within striking distance of both downtown and the surrounding mountains. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 From my little Brooklyn, New York abode, that generally means heading out east for beachy trips to Montauk, hopping around upstate’s Hudson Valley or Catskills towns, and taking advantage of ski mountains all over the east coast. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 Outside a rehearsal space in this city ringed by mountains, opera singer Michael Kuhn was practicing fly casting. — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountains
  1. peaks
  2. loads
  3. piles
  4. alps
  5. tons
  6. stacks
  7. dozens
  8. hills
Noun
  • Persistent demand, meanwhile, would smooth out the erratic peaks and troughs of the federal budget processes that have paralyzed defense companies for decades, providing continuous revenue streams instead.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This predictive layer allows dispatchers to dynamically position resources ahead of demand peaks instead of scrambling after gates open.
    — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of peaks
Noun
  • And some manage the difficult trick of tasting like fall without giving off loads of scented-candle energy.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • PlusAI uses sand to simulate the loads its trailers must carry to support research and development testing, as carrying the material closely mimics real freight conditions.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • These foundation piles act as underwater stilts, anchoring and supporting heavy offshore infrastructure.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Do not compost diseased foliage because home compost piles or bins usually do not get hot enough to kill the pathogens.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • There have been a number previous instances of that, including a Germanwings flight that crashed into the French alps in 2015, killing everyone aboard.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of alps
Noun
  • The rule also translates to an extra 90 tons a year of soot particles and 4,870 additional tons a year of smog components such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emitted into the air in coming years, experts say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Now, workers in trucks move tons of earth to the gypstacks to fill and contour the former holding ponds.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • The Fifth Avenue windows set the tone before guests even stepped inside, with stacks of books wrapped in jackets printed with patterns from the collection, alongside illustrations inspired by the same prints.
    — Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier experiments showed optical switching only in magnetic stacks containing no more than three layers.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of stacks
Noun
  • Over the years, Chivayo gave away dozens of luxury cars, buses, cash and other gifts to celebrities, church leaders, sports figures, politicians and social media followers, frequently broadcasting his largesse online.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The controller also serves on dozens of boards, including those of the nation’s two largest public pension funds, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS).
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • If Shift is seen as a static object, then its physical center lies between the two hills.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Big schools in the flatlands—that is, not the wealthy hills—were overcrowded and failing.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hills

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“Mountains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountains. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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