Rushmore

American  

[ruhsh-mawr, -mohr] / ˈrʌʃ mɔr, -moʊr /

noun

1. Mount, a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is a memorial Mount Rushmore National Memorial having 60-foot (18-meter) busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into its face between 1927 and 1941, from a design by and under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. 5,600 feet (1,707 meters).

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Rushmore British  

/ ˈrʌʃmɔː /

noun

1. a mountain in W South Dakota, in the Black Hills: a national memorial, with the faces of Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt carved into its side by Gutzon Borglum between 1927 and 1941. Height: 1841 m (6040 ft)

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Rushmore

On the evening of July 16, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, dozens of election officials and their staffs gathered for a reception near Mount Rushmore.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Rushmore scene was filmed on a miniature version of the monument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The podcasters invited Prince William to name some of the best English players of all time - in what they imagined as footballing Mount Rushmore.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

After North Dakota, the president is expected to travel to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on Friday, a day before the Independence Day celebrations in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Rushmore, the Badlands—the only card that is still hard for me to read is the one from Coeur d’Alene, the one that I received two days after she died.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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