1
as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
medical expenses began to mount
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2
as in to offer
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera
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3
as in to climb
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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as in mounting
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
hammered together a mount for the cameras
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Recent Examples of mount
Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Simply install the monitor on the floor stand or mount it on the wall, positioned above the crib, and download the required app.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
The image stabilization is good enough to use it on a drone (custom mounts required).
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 12 May 2025
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Verb
That’s what happened on Friday, when two of the escaped inmates walked in front of Project NOLA cameras mounted on local businesses in New Orleans’ French Quarter.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Simply install the monitor on the floor stand or mount it on the wall, positioned above the crib, and download the required app.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
Noun
There’s yet another 2.5-inch drive mount on the front cap of the power supply bay.
—PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
The image stabilization is good enough to use it on a drone (custom mounts required).
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mount
Verb
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In the past 12 months alone, revenue increased 8.1% from $372 billion to $400 billion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Hair's porosity will increase in response to the voids in your hair when the cortex and medulla are damaged.23 Low-porosity hair is identified by its tightly closed cuticles, which are reluctant to absorb water, hair products, or oils.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 May 2025
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The episode offered clarity on what happened between the two leads after Ellie (Bella Ramsey) learned what Joel did last season.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The moral dilemma faced by Osama, as Abou Sami offers him freedom in exchange for a cut, feels suddenly interrupted by each injection of the wider world, instead of the two being interwoven.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Both dogs are fairly large, but both struggled to climb into the Velar’s boot, even with the clever Access suspension lowering mode enabled.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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As protesters attempted to stop the congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election, Babbitt was climbing through the broken window of a barricaded door to the Speaker’s Lobby when she was shot.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2025
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This attack must serve as a wake-up call for our nation to deal once and for all with this rising tide of hate.—
Jonathan Greenblatt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Throughout the ceremony, many prestigious awards were given to some incredible movies presented during this festival’s edition.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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While all of that will make for a good start, gathering accurate health metrics and presenting them in a way that's easy to interpret might take some time and tinkering.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
Verb
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This frame, the cut ascends one space from No. 3 to No. 2.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Reubens ascended to cultural ubiquity in the 1980s with his smash hit character, Pee-wee Herman.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
23 May 2025
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Businesses ready to explore how crypto payments can accelerate growth are invited to connect directly through the Vantack platform.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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State police also found a video posted on April 29 on Maiden Lane in Durham — less than a month after there was a fatal crash on the same road — where the driver of a Porsche allegedly goes through a stop sign without stopping and accelerates to high speeds, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
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But there are few substitutes for availability, and no player has given more to Spurs this season than Porro.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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This will give you adequate time to find the perfect viewing location and watch the sun glide between the skyscrapers.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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“Mount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mount. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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