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Recent Examples of mesa
Petit Jean Mountain is the name commonly given to the large mesa on the south bank of the Arkansas River in Conway County.
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Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Continue west to Acoma Pueblo’s Sky City crowning a 367-foot-tall mesa.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Instead, tribal members have relied on a single power line that runs roughly 30 miles east and west across high desert punctuated by three distinctive mesas, home to 12 distinct villages, including some of the oldest inhabited communities in the United States.
—Nate Perez, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Some via ferratas cling to red rock mesas in the middle of the desert; others hug ledges overlooking alpine forests.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Continue west to Acoma Pueblo’s Sky City crowning a 367-foot-tall mesa.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Instead, tribal members have relied on a single power line that runs roughly 30 miles east and west across high desert punctuated by three distinctive mesas, home to 12 distinct villages, including some of the oldest inhabited communities in the United States.
—Nate Perez, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Some via ferratas cling to red rock mesas in the middle of the desert; others hug ledges overlooking alpine forests.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesa
Noun
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The property is on the top of a plateau with a fantastic view of the surrounding area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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In the Colorado plateau alone, it’s been estimated to generate more than $2 billion per year.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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Thailand Located in the northern highlands of Thailand in Chiang Mai province, Doi Inthanon National Park is the picture of combined natural grandeur and cultural richness.—
Jasmine Ting,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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 29 Mar. 2026.
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