mountain range

noun

Definition of mountain rangenext
as in cordillera

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Recent Examples of mountain range The catastrophic 1999 flash floods that triggered massive mudslides from the Cordillera de la Costa, the verdant mountain range that forms a scenic backdrop for the state. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The the world’s largest mountain range and deepest canyon occupy these might waters, but warming waters and habitat destruction have left the ocean‘s creatures struggling. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026 Between the two, a dining area sits against a backdrop of sweeping views of the mountain range, while the rear patio extends the entertaining space outdoors with its own kitchen. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026 Asturias is washed by the weather blowing in from the sea and protected from the oven of the country’s central plains by the Picos de Europa, the jagged mountain range that forms the region’s southern border. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 The third stage, starting in Geneva, takes the peloton north across the border into France and through the Jura mountain range before finishing in the town of Poligny. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Emergency crews on the ground and in helicopters are scouring the Karakoram mountain range for the 10 climbers, including one American, who are believed to be have been on 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak when an avalanche struck around midday Thursday. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 Broad Peak, part of the Karakoram mountain range between Pakistan and China, is the 12th highest mountain in the world at more than 26,400 feet above sea level, per the BBC. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 La Guaira — a state bordered by sapphire-blue Caribbean Sea and separated from Caracas by the Avila mountain range — bore the brunt of the earthquakes. — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 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 combination of volcanic activity and sudden weather changes can make conditions on the mountain particularly hazardous.
    — Anna Matranga, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For generations, children have had to literally climb a mountain roughly every 10 days – for three hours – to get to and from boarding school.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountain
Noun
  • More news The LAX people mover is 99% done, but uncertainty mounts near deadline.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • As the pressure mounts, their perfectionism is challenged by a fellow dancer.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 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
  • Compared to Chalamet, another leading man with great range but more naked ambition than Pattinson, the British star’s self-effacing personality comes across as more endearing, Weekman believes.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Understanding how cardiac neurons function could lead to new therapies for a range of cardiovascular conditions, such as atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and myocardial infarctions.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of range
Noun
  • Yet the expectation is not to have every player at peak condition on the opening day of a league season, and very rarely do outfield players play the full 90 minutes in any conventional friendly.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • At its peak earlier this summer, the fund sat atop roughly $45 billion in assets.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 14 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 20 Aug. 2026.

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