mountain range

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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • These cats are native to the mountains of eastern Russia and northern China and have thick fur to adapt to the cold in these regions.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • There is perhaps no better setting for a recreation of The Polar Express story than Durango, Colorado, a mountain town home to a vintage steam train.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Composite full fenders help keep splashes at bay, there are mounts for front and rear accessories, and a kickstand for parking ease.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Chaos mounts as day turns into night in the hours before Christmas.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Combining the brand’s penchant for a tailored look with the needs of modern men, the expansive range of 67 looks covers multiple facets of the Stefano Ricci offering, from the more casual — in the Explorer parka, white puffers, shirt jackets and blousons lined in shearling — to the more formal.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
  • But now there are a whole range of machines that brew coffee with great care.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On March 1, 2021, the abusive behavior reached its peak, alleges the family.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The Geminids, one of the final meteor showers of 2024 to reach its annual peak, is also considered among astronomers and meteor enthusiasts to be the one of the year's best cosmic displays.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Allen said speed humps were not placed on his street despite a Public Works traffic study showing Varble Avenue was at a greater risk for vehicle collisions caused by speeding when compared to nearby Garland Avenue, where speed humps were installed last year.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
  • However, there’s a clear hump to get over after the bombastic opening mission.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Mountain range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20range. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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