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
The first, largest stack had been given in Iraqi dinars to the smuggler who took them from the outskirts of their native city of Slemani across the mountains into the Kermanshah region where a car was waiting to drive them into Tehran.
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Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Perhaps best of all, three lift tickets cost what other mountains charge for a single skier.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Strongest winds are expected east of Interstate 15 and near the foothills of the San Diego County mountains.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Wrightwood got more than 16 inches of rain, with similar readings in the San Bernardino mountains — not totally unprecedented, but definitely unusual, Wheeler said.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
As such, visitors and residents get a 360-view of the surrounding mountains, which are especially vibrant in the fall.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Pettersen enjoys living in Los Feliz, but like most of us, is drawn to the solace and peace that the mountains provide.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Its overall form takes inspiration from Shenzhen's surrounding mountains and canyons, which have served as natural pathways for centuries.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
This week, Zehr said additional rainfall of one to two inches would be common, though two to four inches could occur in the coastal mountains.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountains
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In my view, pairing up ski days with two similar but unique (and close enough to easily ski both resorts) peaks makes for a fantastic experience.—
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More than 90 downhill runs, with plans to eventually add more, connect four peaks.—
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As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.—
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In some of the tunnels that cut through the mountains, there were only a couple of inches to spare on either side of the loads.—
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Shelf ice forms along beaches where ice piles up after being pushed to shore.—
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Amid a large snowstorm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, one curious dog dived into piles of snow in a now-viral video.—
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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.—
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Lightweight and easy to flatten when empty, this packable tote from Bagsmart is a steal for $26 and features tons of pockets for stashing all of your travel essentials.—
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Also, didn’t Trump just pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran President, who had been sentenced to forty-five years in federal prison for conspiring to import four hundred tons of cocaine into the United States?—
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Unlike Tesla, however, Huang said that Nvidia develops full AV stacks for other auto companies rather than manufacturing the self-driving cars themselves.—
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Boesch, who had on a white shirt and jeans, pulled out a ziplock bag stuffed with thick stacks of intact cards.—
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Having designed dozens of homes and studied many more, interior designers become accustomed to spotting some of the same home accessories over and over again.—
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While this design comes in a dozen colors, the Amazon-exclusive Black Cherry hue is swoonworthy!—
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Nestled in the green hills of the Pacific Palisades and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, community members gathered for an afternoon service and concert to grieve, heal and remember — remember homes lost, remember their lives before displacement and remember to find hope in recovery.—
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Expansive windows frame the rows of grapes like living artwork, while terraces, pergolas, and outdoor living spaces invite residents to linger, glass in hand, taking in the sunset over the hills.—
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“Mountains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountains. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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