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 That creates an enormous range of possible eclipse trips, from the Mediterranean coast and the mountains of southern Spain to historic cities, archaeological sites and desert landscapes across North Africa. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026 For the next 20 minutes, Hutzler flies at a leisurely 35 mph (56 kph) above the expansive fields around Pueblo, a city near the Front Range mountains. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Snowboarders and skiing enthusiasts from around the world travel there for the pillowy snow on its mountains. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 Some parts of the mountains could get frost Wednesday morning, officials say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026 Should cabin fever somehow strike, the hotel can arrange adventures further afield, from whale-watching and boat trips along the Costa Del Sol coast to private hikes through the Andalusian mountains and even cheesemaking at a local goat farm. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 The Engadin Valley is part of the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden with about 25,000 inhabitants and the highest mountains are in the Bernina Range. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026 Times water and climate change writer Ian James reports on a new study connecting the snow that falls on Californian mountains and the groundwater beneath Central Valley farmlands. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 His bravery and commitment deserve mountains of reverence, of course. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 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
  • There simply wasn’t enough of either scattered across the piles, the team found.
    — Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Nearby, the neat rows of grapevines and fig trees his family had tended for three generations had vanished under piles of rubble.
    — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 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
  • Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Movement analysis With tons of byes in the area, there wasn’t a ton of room for movement in the local rankings.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • About a dozen mock work stations broadcast the footage on small monitors, and visitors can study stacks of work-in-progress images that also function as flip books.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Most security stacks were built to watch humans log in, not to watch agents act.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 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
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“Mountains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountains. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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