mountain range

noun

Definition of mountain rangenext
as in cordillera

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Recent Examples of mountain range 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 Because of its volcanic origin, the Warner mountain range in Modoc National Forest is a trove of obsidian, drawing geologists and rockhounds from around the world. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 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 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 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
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
  • Conversely, another group argues that given the upside risks to inflation, the year-end rate should likely be higher than the current target range.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Transitioning into the pre-rut, deer really settle into their fall range.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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