as in mountain
a type of hill with a flat top and steep sides that is found in the southwestern U.S.
The otherworldly sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, Arizona are well worth a visit.
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Recent Examples of butte
And that erosion took place across a pretty significant distance, as the buttes extend hundreds of kilometers away from the present highlands.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
The towering features are similar to the buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Rather than focusing on the plateau itself, the work focuses on the neighboring lowlands, which include a large region dotted with thousands of buttes and mesas that rise roughly a kilometer above the surrounding plains.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota The buttes, bluffs, and pinnacles of the North Dakota badlands make for desirable backpacking come summer.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
The towering features are similar to the buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Rather than focusing on the plateau itself, the work focuses on the neighboring lowlands, which include a large region dotted with thousands of buttes and mesas that rise roughly a kilometer above the surrounding plains.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota The buttes, bluffs, and pinnacles of the North Dakota badlands make for desirable backpacking come summer.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butte
Noun
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However, clamp mounts have a robust design and are suitable for road and mountain riding.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Oxygen For a brand that takes its name from the highest mountain in the Alps, Montblanc has always created watches worthy of summiting the world’s peaks.—
Michael Solomon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Researchers uncovered the tomb at the mountain, at the base of a high desert cliff where strong winds carry gusts of sand.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The burial chamber was uncovered at the base of a desert cliff almost 23 feet beneath Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest cities about 300 miles south of Cairo and roughly six miles from the Nile River.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
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North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve Peak season: Mid-March to late April/May North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve encompasses a wide-open, 3,200-acre mesa near Oroville.—
Deb Hopewell,
AFAR Media,
24 Mar. 2025
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The two were close, living in the family’s home in a historic tribal village surrounded by high desert and mesas.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
27 Dec. 2022
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In 2012, archaeologists uncovered six broken but complete female figurines at a burial site in Guatemala’s western highlands from the Middle Preclassic period.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2025
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The winter weather advisory affects Southwest Idaho highlands, the Owyhee Mountains and the Camas Prairie for slippery roads.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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Published on April 3, 2025 By Wendy Bowman Pierre Galant Photo : Pierre Galant Photo : Pierre Galant The home is sited amid a nearly three-acre promontory on the outskirts of Los Angeles, nestled into the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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One monitor, about 11 miles south of the Eaton fire in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, detected 40 times the normal amount of chlorine in the air and 110 times the typical amount of lead in the days following the fires.—
Katharine Gammon,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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Spread across a plateau atop Lookout Mountain, The Keep takes its name from the majestic cliffside views reminiscent of Europe's historic castles.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Clayton’s driving layup while falling to the floor and getting fouled with 1:33 to go was the dagger Saturday night at the Alamodome and carried him over the 30-point plateau in consecutive games.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Butte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butte. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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