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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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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Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
The Serpentine, a contemporary art space usually found in the grand Kensington Gardens, an eyeshot away from the royal palace, has shuffled up the road to the Ciné Lumière to mount the first expansive UK survey of work made by the American artist-filmmaker Ja’Tovia Gary.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
The grip is placed far enough away from the lens mount so as not to feel cramped and to allow room for a pair of configurable function buttons (Fn1, Fn2) nearby.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Tensions have been mounting for several months between the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Stellantis, with Rome accusing the multinational of relocating its production to low-cost countries to the detriment of Italian factories.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
The Serpentine, a contemporary art space usually found in the grand Kensington Gardens, an eyeshot away from the royal palace, has shuffled up the road to the Ciné Lumière to mount the first expansive UK survey of work made by the American artist-filmmaker Ja’Tovia Gary.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
As search and rescue teams continue to examine stream beds and debris piles in hollers throughout North Carolina's western mountains, the toll of lives lost in Hurricane Helene's horrific flooding mounts daily.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
The grip is placed far enough away from the lens mount so as not to feel cramped and to allow room for a pair of configurable function buttons (Fn1, Fn2) nearby.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Mount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mount. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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