mounted

past tense of mount
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Recent Examples of mounted Later, after a small trash fire was set, mounted officers formed a line to push people out of the street as crowd-control units gathered behind them, with the horses fitted in protective eye gear. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 Preachers mounted tree stumps and worked different parts of the encampment. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 Construction crews first showed up at the iconic arts institution on the afternoon of June 12, mounted scaffolding and and geared up to take down the president's name ‒ letter by letter ‒ from the sign on the building's facade. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 13 June 2026 The Royals mounted one final comeback in the eighth inning. Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 Myung Chun, a Times photographer and avid motorcycle rider, was there when Highway 1 reopened in January and returned in late May with a GoPro camera strapped to his chest and a 360-degree camera mounted on his bike. Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Above the names, a central rainbow heart with a pulse line is pin-mounted. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Disinformation and harassment campaigns mounted from both sides; family members of both victim and perpetrator were targeted. Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026 Each of its four legs has a giant screen mounted on it. Mark Puleo, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounted
Verb
  • Rainbow flick The chances of seeing this skill — some might call it a circus act — being performed at the World Cup this summer increased significantly on the back of Neymar being named in the Brazil squad.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Economic output has also increased, up 24% over the same period, government data show.
    Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Financial incentives offered by the conservation district, in conjunction with federal programs, have enticed farmers in the South Fork of the Republican River near Burlington to end irrigation on an additional 20,000 acres.
    Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
  • Instead, an electronic signing was offered to get the agreement finalized.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • The Brazilian won the fight and climbed the Octagon fence in victory.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • The major indexes climbed to end a volatile week.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Two Canada geese and six gangly brown-suède goslings walked among the refuse, while in the near distance the truck horns and the protesters’ chants rose up.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The deal comes after the Consumer Price Index in May rose to its highest level in more than three years, with energy prices accounting for more than 60% of the monthly inflation increase.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Please join us at the next No Kings march, where tens of thousands of our colors are proudly presented.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
  • This conversation is presented in partnership with Netflix.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The lights changed colors, and the aircraft ascended high out of view, the report says.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Climbers set a record on May 21, when 274 of them successfully ascended Nepal's side of the mountain in a single day, officials said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Crowds around the Garden swelled past 10,000 people Wednesday night.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • The defensive sideline erupted, and Morrison’s chest swelled.
    Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Voters in Makerfield, who have been the focus of international media attention during the five-week campaign, were aware their votes carried unusual weight.
    Kwiyeon Ha, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

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“Mounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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