mountaintops

plural of mountaintop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountaintops
Noun
  • But summits and sweatshirts won’t make Russia a superpower.
    Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Both summits may have had profound consequences for the Kremlin, yet those consequences could not be more different.
    Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its mesmerizing turquoise lakes, towering granite pinnacles, and vast, glistening glaciers have earned the park recognition as the crown jewel of Patagonia region, a vast natural frontier which stretches over 1,000 miles from Chile to the tip of Argentina.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The pinnacles seem endless yet no two are exactly the same — like fossilized snowflakes.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Their name comes from the unique protrusions on their back that resemble horns and serve as a defense mechanism against predators including other sharks, elephant seals and some large fish.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Others say those who upgrade to loud horns just want to show off.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Mountaintops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaintops. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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