Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain range
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Among the displays are ceramic figures, scale models and paintings that narrate indigenous traditions in the Andes cordillera, from the first settlements dating back 15,000 years to the birth of the Tiwanaku state and the rise of the Incan empire.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
20 Sep. 2019 -
Away to the west, mountains rode the horizons, granite faced, severe, not the Andes yet, but the cordillera of the pre-Andes.—
Stanley Stewart,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Aug. 2019
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Robo begging his friends to not intervene during a brutal beating; Frog finding his inner strength and using it to cut a mountain in half.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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This isn’t about a group of people who go up a mountain and get blown off by a storm.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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As public pressure mounts, Khalil’s fate remains uncertain.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The club’s hierarchy will now hope the Champions League can provide the fans with some silverware this season as pressure mounts on Arteta’s shoulders.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2022
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Web cams pointed at Yosemite Valley’s famous granite features, including Half Dome and El Capitan, showed the high sierra landscape completely smoked out, with terrible visibility, on Thursday afternoon.—
Gregory Thomas,
SFChronicle.com,
17 Sep. 2020
Noun
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Also, roughly 10% of FS KKR’s investments are tied up in Credit Opportunities Partners JV, a joint venture with South Carolina Retirement Systems Group Trust that invests capital across a range of investments.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The narrator is my own voice, and then Dorian is up in a higher head range.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Built almost entirely of wood (including wooden pegs instead of metal nails), the Black Hills chapel features six roofs that gradually rise to a peak.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the rankings of happiness haves and have-nots, the U.S. dropped to its lowest ever spot at No. 24, continuing its decline from a peak of the 11th place over a decade ago.—
Peter Guo,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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At that speed, cavitation beneath the water begins to slow down any hull, and with no motor to push it through, the hull design is critical for moving beyond that hump.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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This bear had a broad head, a hump on its back and silvertip fur.—
Jim Zumbo,
Outdoor Life,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Mountain range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20range. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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