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as in increases
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
medical expenses began to mount
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as in offers
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera
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as in rises
to move or extend upward
the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view
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as in mountains
an elevation of land higher than a hill
Mount Everest
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as in supports
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
hammered together a mount for the cameras
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Recent Examples of mounts
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The sound design, meanwhile, is extraordinary, especially at the start of the film, when Laxe mounts a rave in the desert, surrounded by massive cliffs.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
While hype typically mounts around the release of Starbucks' holiday menu and collection, some people are saying they were let down by the lack of availability of the Bearista cup.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The festival kicks off today with Zlotowski’s A Private Life, which sees Foster star as a psychiatrist who mounts a private investigation into the suspicious death of one of her patients.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
At the same time, evidence mounts that these binary categories are a modern invention not based on clear physical differences.
—Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Higher Keeps Moving While Traveller mounts its comeback, Stapleton’s more recent album Higher continues to hang on.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ekow gets out, unlatches the gate, and mounts the stairs with a bouncing step.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Jackson then mounts Smith in the video and punches him in the face almost two dozen times before other wrestlers pull him off.
—Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Use a tension curtain rod or one with adhesive mounts, curtain rings with clips, and a piece of fabric that fits the dimensions of the cabinet opening.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
As suspicion mounts, both women must navigate lies, danger, and their own pasts to survive—and find the truth.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
As the characters face danger and the emotional anguish mounts, the score shifts into an ambient vibe.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Iran was plunged into a nationwide internet blackout Thursday evening as mass anti-government protests spread around the country, with Iranians shouting slogans against the ruling theocratic regime as anger mounts over economic turmoil and security crackdowns.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Pressure mounts on Tesla Tesla has endured a volatile year.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
The move comes as pressure mounts across the tech industry.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The Cayenne’s onboard charging hardware mounts between its front electric motor and battery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2025
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While the exact cause of this condition is not fully understood, vitiligo is believed to be immune-mediated, as the body mounts an inappropriate immune response targeting the melanocytes.
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These silicone SaharaCase mounts can stick your AirTag to any surface, ensuring it won’t get left behind.
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But there are several notable categories where the quality increases with cost, and one of those is noise-canceling headphones.—
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Pushing frozen branches upright quickly increases the chances of breakage.—
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Along with the restaurants, the building’s street-level retail offers a variety of fashion, wellness and lifestyle brands that are already open, including the James + Joy children’s boutique and Queen & Cotton clothing shop.—
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The system offers 31 degrees of freedom, including articulated hands, a multi-DOF waist with braking, a movable head, and binocular vision for human-like perception.—
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When wet clothes are placed near exterior walls—which are much colder than interior walls in the winter—moisture rises to the cold surface, creating the perfect conditions for trapping moisture and causing mold growth.—
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During this season, sap rises to the top of the tree.—
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While the number of retirees swells, the pool of workers funding the social safety net — and caring for the aging population — is narrowing.—
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There's a sort of a natural world religiousness or spirituality or philosophy that swells around a lot of things and different characters.—
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Mamdani presents his politics as a fight for fairness and unity.—
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Still, Denmark presents a special case.—
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The seven-mile Torreya Challenge Loop steadily climbs and dips, meandering over creeks, an old forest road, and blackberry brambles, following a ridge where mountain laurels bloom in the spring and visitors can find the steepest incline in the park.—
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Keep going and the path climbs to the top of the arch, a high perch with breath-snatching panoramas.—
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The Honda accelerates, colliding with two parked vehicles and a light post.—
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The nation’s siloed and shrinking media environment accelerates this trend.—
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That gives the car a one-to-one power-to-weight ratio, a figure usually reserved for modern hypercars.—
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Using music for change, a pair of winners gives children a voice through songwriting.—
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“Mounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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