MOUNTED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

mounted

verb

past tense of mount

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount

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as in offered

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

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as in climbed

to move or extend upward the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view

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Recent Examples of mounted Reuters footage from the aftermath showed yellow trucks mounted on sheets of concrete, as survivors sifted through grey debris. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Just what Lee was thinking was drowned out by a TV mounted in the corner, blaring the news of the day, but the gist was clear. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Its solar field uses thousands of heliostats, which are mirrors designed to track the Sun and direct sunlight toward a receiver mounted on a central tower. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Ensconced in a glass case mounted on a float, the drum was paraded through the Yopougon district of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s largest city, before continuing on to Adjame. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The exhaust silencers are mounted under the seat, something Ducati has used on a number of its sportbikes over the years. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Video shows the bull calmly walking in a suburban neighborhood, while additional footage shows three authorities mounted on horses swinging lassos above their heads trying to rein in the animal. — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 Then-County Executive Frank White mounted a strong opposition to the tax, which was later shot down by voters. — Ilana Arougheti updated August 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 These supply-chain upheavals have mounted pressures on certain industries like aviation, where jet fuel costs have soared, and agriculture, which has dealt with shortages of key chemicals used in fertilizers as a result of Strait of Hormuz closures. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

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More drones and missiles are slipping through both sides’ fraying air defenses, meaning that the civilian death toll has increased, and more critical infrastructure is being damaged.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Connecticut’s homeless population increased for the fifth year in a row — though at a lower rate than the previous two years.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

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Bullock and Kidman offered a look at the forthcoming movie at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
The Houthis offered no evidence for the claim, but the Reuters news agency reported earlier that day that at least 30 Yemeni ‌government troops were killed in Houthi attacks on ⁠military camps, citing government sources.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of offered

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Meanwhile, that state’s unemployment rate has climbed steadily since the beginning of the year.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the death toll had climbed to 200, thousands had become sick and the president was touting unproven treatments.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of climbed

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The price swung between $72 and $102 last month as hopes rose and fell that the United States and Iran could reach an agreement that would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Middle East again to deliver crude worldwide.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the share of California public safety employees with at least 15 years of tenure dramatically rose from about 10% in 1996 to 47% in 2024.

— Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026

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Comedian, actor, and entertainer Bill Bellamy will be presented with the Icon Award at the 2026 Whats Funny Comedy Festival, recognizing his decades of excellence and impact on stand-up comedy and entertainment.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
But sustaining that rotation has presented its own challenges.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of presented

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In the mid-20th century, Anglican congregations in Kenya swelled in size because of the East African Revival movement.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Rowan ascended to the CEO role in 2021, and the company’s assets have swelled to over $1 trillion earlier this year.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of swelled

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Trump carried Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and then won it again in 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Each would be carried by more than 1,000 newspapers (some, such as the Tribune for a time, carried both) and eventually each claimed 90 million daily readers worldwide.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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