Begin
Mount
Mount verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Before other players can mount a response, he joins the NPC-dominated "Italy-Russia Alliance" whose founding members "coincidentally" begin their own campaigns of regional conquest.
Source: Roleplay / Imperium Offtopicum -
Everyone Has Standards: As evidence and attacks begin to mount, Meadows stands up to Mayor Vaughn, asking if it's really worth risking the holiday season to a shark.
Source: Just For Fun / Jaws 19 -
It's implied that the reason for his being at Mount Asylum to begin with was due to PTSD from his experiences.
Source: Videogame / Outlast
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