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Meaning of Mount Rushmore | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌmaʊnt ˈɹʌʃmɔː(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A famous mountain in the Black Hills with the heads of four US presidents carved into it.
  2. The four most important people in a particular field or category.

Examples

“In the long run, the companies behind all this technology could emerge from the pandemic as an even greater force in our lives. So said a Mount Rushmore of Times tech reporters: Daisuke Wakabayashi, Jack Nicas, Steve Lohr and Mike Isaac.”
“Crying Dawson ruled the internet comment sections of the late ’00s and early ’10s. It’s “on the Mount Rushmore of GIFs,” says TV critic Sarah D. Bunting.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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