mounted

past tense of mount
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Recent Examples of mounted 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 On top of that, there are target boards mounted to the machine that are designed to calibrate specific cameras. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Pictures or objects were mounted inside a box or wooden cabinet and viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass, creating the illusion of depth perception, sometimes illuminated with candles to create special lighting effects. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 Criticism of the project also mounted in Congress, leading Powell to request in July 2025 that the inspector general, Michael Horowitz, investigate the renovation. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 But, as the video’s view count ticked up, concern over Orr’s work mounted into rage. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Whether magnetic-rack systems expand beyond spices and utensils into larger accessories mounted on refrigerator sides. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 At the law firm, more than 80% of domain experts eventually dropped out of AI innovation efforts as the burden of experimentation mounted and the firm offered limited ongoing support. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 The cameras mounted by Flock and two major competitors, Rekor and Axon, are only small pieces of the technological net that gathers data on movements, consumer habits, employment and other things, most of it collected privately. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounted
Verb
  • When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Yet even as the flows of crude from the Middle East have increased, oil remains near $100 a barrel.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • How buildings are designed and made was an early interest, but fashion offered a quicker route from idea to object.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Griffin made a similar pitch, saying Miami and the broader South Florida area offered deep talent, regulatory clarity and an extraordinary quality of life.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Active users also climbed 96% month over month and 260% year over year in September while app downloads jumped by more than 187%.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The system improved substantially, as its pass rate climbed from 52% to 77%, and staff reported working about 70% faster.
    — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Election runoff in Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro rose to a surprise lead over leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Their navies then carried out a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific in July, with both operations presented as efforts to improve interoperability and joint operational capabilities.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • During the festival, honorary awards were presented to Julianne Moore, Tom Hiddleston, Naomi Watts, John Turturro and other luminaries.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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

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“Mounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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