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mesa

noun

ˈmā-sə

Definition of mesa

as in plateau

a broad flat area of elevated land a mesa in the Arizona desert

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Recent Examples of mesa Riders make their way through a mesa area on Tatooine with options to choose three or four branching paths. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 May 2026 Latinos have always been an intrinsic feature of the Western Slope’s socioeconomic landscape, as ubiquitous as the area’s mountains, mesas and canyons. — Ernesto Sagás, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 Developers advertised the rugged mesa—framed by the Santa Monica Mountains to the east and the ocean to the west—as an escape from the dust and noise of the growing city of Los Angeles. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 West of the mountains, the scenery opens into Utah’s red-rock country, defined by mesas and sandstone formations, before stretching into the high desert of Nevada, where towns are sparse. — AFAR Media, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mesa

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But another frontier remains to be realized, one in which MU ascends from this fine plateau to make good on the sort of top-tier promise implied by the school’s now-enormous commitment to football.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
For instance, it’s been rumored by Fixed Focus Digital that camera upgrades may lead to a thicker camera plateau.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of plateau

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Rather than following the Ring Road, a 4x4 safari ventures deep into the highlands and across isolated farmlands.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
My walk took me over the peaks and ridges of the Eastern highlands, on a narrow footpath that rose and fell thousands of feet in the course of an average day.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

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Only a depression in the ground remains at the Ingalls Dugout Site, but eagle-eyed visitors can still spot the spring, tablelands, thickets of plum trees, and other landmarksr described in the book of the same name.

— Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands.

— John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026

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