1
as in peak
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 pile
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 mountain
With organic, contemporary aesthetics that blend indoors and out, Amanvari’s Casitas at an elevated height command sweeping views of the Sea of Cortéz, the Sierra de la Laguna mountains and the ever-changing skies of the East Cape.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Danny Rensch grew up in a village on the edge of a great forest, in the mountains outside Payson, Arizona.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Coast redwoods originally grew as far south as Big Sur in Monterey County, stretching 450 miles up along the coastal mountains to the northern border of the state.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Flagstaff boasts Arizona's highest mountain peak, a national forest abundant in ponderosa pines, a stretch of historic Route 66 and the observatory where Pluto was discovered.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Danny Rensch grew up in a village on the edge of a great forest, in the mountains outside Payson, Arizona.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Coast redwoods originally grew as far south as Big Sur in Monterey County, stretching 450 miles up along the coastal mountains to the northern border of the state.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Flagstaff boasts Arizona's highest mountain peak, a national forest abundant in ponderosa pines, a stretch of historic Route 66 and the observatory where Pluto was discovered.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain
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According to Dongfang, the behemoth structure will be able to power 55,000 households at peak output and its central hub will stand 606 feet high—roughly twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Explore Fall, a website that provides resources and tools to track the changing colors of leaves, is predicting an earlier and quicker fall foliage peak for the millions of people looking to see this year's natural spectacle.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Criteria are detailed for risk assessment, hazard mitigation, rider restraint and dimensions, biomechanical considerations including acceleration limits, mechanical loads, electrical, operating conditions, fencing, handrails, gates, walkways, signage and many other areas.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ortec is committed to sustainability through our optimization software, which minimizes fuel consumption and emissions by optimizing routes, loads and vehicle utilization—potentially reducing CO2 output for partners.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Sep. 2025
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This defiant guy decided to use a huge lumber pile as his roost for days.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Remove brush, leaf, and firewood piles that provide shelter to animals and attract fleas.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some 26,000 people were living in the alp town in 2022, according to the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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This time, nine people are brought together in the Austrian alps for treatment under Masha.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
2 July 2025
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More than half a ton has already been collected, with materials shredded and repurposed into outdoor furniture or reused in 3D printing prototypes.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Amazon is welcoming fall with tons of other fashion deals for the season.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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The parents of an older girl named Sarah Summers—the very name still carries a shiver of excitement—gave me her old clothes from time to time, in washed, folded stacks that were permeated with a middle-class laundry fragrance, the smell of another world, better than my own.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Tim Cook and his team now have a stack of real-world consumer information on a cheaper and lower-specced MacBook thanks to the Walmart offer.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As public and political pressure mounts, schools must decide whether to back their teachers' or professors' right to speak freely or drop staff a couple of months into the school year.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
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The outsized nature of HALA’s Series B round reflects the company’s desire to continue expanding its range of services and to reach more of the market – and to do so as quickly as possible as competition mounts up.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Mountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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