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The park’s trails lead across red rock cliffs, piñon-juniper woodlands, and high-desert mesas with panoramic views in every direction that glow gold and orange at sunrise or sunset.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Scans of the long, flat mesa on the property suggest that there’s an immense, unknown, fragmented thing inside.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
Foothills, groves, canyons and mesas all have been created above a parking garage thanks to the abundant use of hidden foam to shape the terrain.
—Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Bobcats are secretive, rarely seen predators that most often live in the foothills, canyons, mesa and plateaus where brush and woodland are plentiful, according to CPW.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Scans of the long, flat mesa on the property suggest that there’s an immense, unknown, fragmented thing inside.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
Foothills, groves, canyons and mesas all have been created above a parking garage thanks to the abundant use of hidden foam to shape the terrain.
—Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Bobcats are secretive, rarely seen predators that most often live in the foothills, canyons, mesa and plateaus where brush and woodland are plentiful, according to CPW.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesa
Noun
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Many of us took the North Cape plateau tour, the northernmost point of the European continent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sustained backlash to his policies in surveys could persuade the president to change his approach while a plateau could indicate Trump's relationship with the public is becoming more stable.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For travellers who make the journey into Iceland’s highlands, the rewards are spectacular.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The culinary revival can also be seen in the surrounding highlands.—
Naomi Tomky,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The tableland was formed by volcanic eruptions about 700,000 years ago, according to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce and Information Center.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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It's located on the Cumberland Plateau — a 450-mile tableland that covers much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, with soaring sandstone walls, large boulders, and dramatic overhangs.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2023
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“Mesa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesa. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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