SIERRAS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

sierras

noun

plural of sierra

as in mountains

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Noun

Close in age, Anderson and Coffey have become frequent golf partners and often take long hikes up the mountains and along the reservoirs outside the city, areas that remind Coffey of his rural home country.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
If convenient, get the family together and travel up to the mountains for a panoramic view of what nature offers every autumn.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of mountains

Noun

Heat and humidity on Friday are expected to fall from peaks on Thursday, with highs across the region dropping 4 to 8 degrees, forecasts show.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The winds become more severe at elevation, where the contraction of the atmosphere along ridgelines and mountain peaks could exceed 40-50 mph in parts of the Sierra.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of peaks

Noun

Pooling of sea water is possible around high tide at beach areas that is uncommon with normal tidal ranges.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Technological advances have already made drones cheaply and readily available for purchase, with longer ranges, higher payloads, and an improved ability to evade electronic warfare.

— Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ranges

Noun

Among the most notable is the Acropolis in Athens with its iconic ruins of ancient civilization preserved as columned edifices, stone statues, and temple mounts.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Impressively, Fever retained the Dax's single-channel front ABS system by machining custom wheel-speed sensor discs and fabricating mounts for both the ABS module and the factory tip-over sensor.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

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