mountain range

noun

Definition of mountain rangenext
as in cordillera

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Recent Examples of mountain range At stake, warned Vasudev, wasn't just the physical mountain range, but the heart of Hindu culture and civilization. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 Among the missing, are more than 900 workers, like Chandra from the many hydropower projects that bore deep into the world’s highest mountain range to tap into the fearsome energy unleashed by its raging rivers. — Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 The mountain range spans 750 miles and eight countries, offering a variety of experiences. — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2026 The state’s score was hurt by its poor air quality, generally considered the worst in the nation due to its mountain range which traps pollution. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The steep slopes and lush valleys below the Himalayan mountain range — home to many of the world’s highest peaks and remaining glaciers — are especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Areas covered by the alert include the mountain range along with the Salinas and Carmel valleys, the Hollister area, Big Sur, Monterey Bay, the interior parts of Monterey County and the Santa Lucia range. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 This town sits at the crossing of the Columbia River Gorge and the Cascade mountain range, and it’s known as the windsurfing capital of the world. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Home to Ireland’s tallest mountain range, the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, the area takes these calming hues to towering heights. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain range
  1. cordillera
  2. mountain
  3. mount
  4. sierra
  5. range
  6. peak
  7. hump
Noun
  • At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.
    — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of cordillera
Noun
  • The Chinese state news agency Xinhua, citing the country’s water resources ministry, said a new lake formed after Wednesday’s floods high in the mountains had largely drained.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Some thirty thousand tourists visited annually to soak in the mountain’s mineral springs and sip from a geyser of warm fizzy water.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountain
Noun
  • The head of the buck was partially mounted when it was measured during late March, but the back of the mount was still open, so the CBM officials could inspect the skull plate and the base of the antlers.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Related Stories Also revealed in the trailer are Chocobo mounts, a grappling hook and the new Summon Typhon and open-world exploration via parachute.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mount
Noun
  • Mallorca’s very own mountain range is perfect walking territory, boasting the famous Ruta de Pedra en Sec (Dry Stone Route), a 93-mile trail that runs the length of the sierra from Andratx to Pollença.
    — Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
Definition of sierra
Noun
  • Shortly after dropping his children off at preschool and going to the gym, the Florida State University law professor was sitting in his car in his driveway when he was shot twice in the head at point-blank range.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The high resolution scan creates a virtual 3D model of the site with an accuracy range of less than 2 centimeters, and involves walking around the archaeological site with an instrument called a LiDAR scanner.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of range
Noun
  • While mega-cap pharma companies typically look to invest in assets that offer peak sales in the billions of dollars, Gayer has smaller targets in mind.
    — Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Up to half of the more than 200,000 mountain glaciers — vast, slow moving rivers of ice that creep across the world’s peaks — are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if ambitious climate goals are met.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of peak
Noun
  • Campbell’s charge, then, was to get the Nittany Lions over the Mount Nittany-sized hump that squandered every season.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • On Laurel Street, a short residential thoroughfare, speeds fell from between 25 to 30 mph to less than 20 mph after speed humps were added.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hump

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“Mountain range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20range. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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