mounted

verb

past tense of mount
1
as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount

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2
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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3
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 OpenAI’s report on influence campaigns mounted using its technology also described a cluster of ChatGPT accounts in Russia that were banned after they were used to operate what appeared to be a fake think tank in Latin America. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Since the start of the war in Ukraine almost five years ago, Russia has mounted ever more aggressive attacks in Europe, far from the battlefield. — Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 France’s challenges mounted as concerns over its ballooning debt weighed on economic activity and reverberated across Europe. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Keshani, who is serving a five-year sentence, pushed for an informal wedding Sunday as fears mounted that Sepahi’s execution was imminent after a final family summons. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Debt mounted until it was sold at a bankruptcy auction for $126 million. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 In 2025, Presenhuber mounted a group exhibition focused on different approaches to drawing and printmaking, which included work by Joe Bradley, Carroll Dunham, Shara Hughes, Tschabalala Self, Alex Hank, and others. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026 Sprüth Magers mounted two solo shows for the artist, in Berlin in 2016 and then in Los Angeles in 2018. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Macklemore later claimed that he was dropped from the trek after Kraft mounted a pressure campaign against Sheeran to nix the rapper. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounted
  1. increased
  2. offered
  3. climbed
  4. rose
  5. presented
  6. ascended
  7. swelled
  8. carried
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  • While the space is only 10 percent bigger, the redesign has increased the number of fitting stations from four to six, allowing more customers to be serviced at the same time.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • But when Disney offered 13-year-old Jason Weaver $2 million to sing as young Simba in The Lion King—his mom told them no.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Still, people of all ages should continue to be offered education and safe spaces for healing, Layden said.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of offered
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  • View hours rose only about 2% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, even as content spending climbed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Freeport-McMoRan — The miner's stock gained 3% as gold prices climbed.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of climbed
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  • Jim Bakker, televangelist who rose to fame and fell from grace, has died at 86.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • First-half box office rose 42% on last year, admissions rose 34%, and Korean films took 64% of revenue.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of rose
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  • The ambitious production presented several challenges, but none more so than shooting the complex water sequences that give the film its blockbuster feel.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Jamal Roberts is making the most of all the opportunities presented by his senior year of college football.
    — PJ Green October 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of presented
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  • Tight end Dalton Kincaid, edge Greg Rousseau, and second-year defensive tackle Deon Wallers have each ascended to status among the best at their positions.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And yet, three games into the 2026 season, Smith-Njigba has ascended to another level.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ascended
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  • Further east, in the coastal province of Rayong abutting a major industrial belt, authorities ordered evacuations on Monday after flood waters swelled two reservoirs beyond their capacity.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, one of the wettest years in decades, the San Joaquin swelled to four miles wide at the site.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of swelled
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  • In Moore’s case, though, the contents of those boxes carried a different weight.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But by the mid-2020s, the current had carried Rothe back to the genre that embraced her the most.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of carried

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“Mounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounted. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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