1
as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
medical expenses began to mount
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2
as in to offer
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera
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3
as in to climb
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 mounting
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 mount
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
When once Valdez would untangle, now there appeared to be some questionable decision-making once frustration mounted.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Public pressure mounts by the day, but the team’s situation — still up for sale — has not changed.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Verb
His first appearance was 10 year ago when Haiti mounted a pavilion with support from the French government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
When once Valdez would untangle, now there appeared to be some questionable decision-making once frustration mounted.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Noun
The Puma will be Castellano's 18th mount in the Derby.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Public pressure mounts by the day, but the team’s situation — still up for sale — has not changed.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mount
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The 76ers led for all but 31 seconds in the game, increasing a five-point halftime edge to 18 in the third quarter.—
Kyle Hightower,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Her aunt plans to pressure the City Council to pass measures to increase building safety.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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The experience exposed her to the work of American video artists Gary Hill and Bill Viola, who offered influential examples of new videomaking approaches.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Airlines that offer last-minute fares, likely with some discounts, will be available to travelers at airport ticket counters or other channels.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Rob Carr / Getty Images Before starting her stable, DeVaux climbed her way up the ranks, beginning as a stable worker for the late Chuck Simon before becoming an assistant trainer for Chad Brown.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The Hawks climbed their way out of Play-In purgatory, finishing the regular season with the franchise’s second-best record in a decade.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
2 May 2026
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The crackdown—which came amid a shrinking economy, rising costs, tax increases, and Ukrainian drone strikes on the country’s energy sector—led to a rare outburst of public discontent and an equally uncommon acknowledgment of the dissatisfaction from Putin.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Gas prices have surged and inflation is rising.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Many progressives have come to believe, for example, that data centers present unique risks to local water resources.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Swiss authorities most recently identified the virus in another passenger who had previously disembarked the ship and presented themself at a hospital in Zurich.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Villanova, in year one under coach Kevin Willard, ascended back into the conversation and gave the conference three NCAA Tournament bids, but the Wildcats never threatened the top of the league and their postseason run was short-lived with a first-round loss to Utah State.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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The problems don’t stop even for more limited cases, such as ascending the scale to chase that notional bright future for humans in space.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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Even accelerating a college degree to three years from four, can save students $100,000 dollars or more at many schools.—
Matthew G. Andersson,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Conventional intuition suggests that the most efficient way to accelerate a chemical reaction is to give reactants unhindered access to a highly active catalyst.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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The casting has always managed to feel diverse, but in a guileless, incidental way, giving the appearance of multicultural inclusion without espousing any explicitly progressive viewpoints.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Inning-ending calls have been overturned, giving hitters another opportunity that, in some cases, has led to game-changing home runs.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Mount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mount. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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