Definition of mesanext
as in plateau
a broad flat area of elevated land a mesa in the Arizona desert

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Recent Examples of mesa 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 While the southern end of the park is known for its high concentration of petrified wood, the northern end has jaw-dropping views of the Painted Desert, the colorful expanse of hills, buttes, and mesas in Arizona’s high desert. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026 Enter a ravine and follow gradual switchbacks to a small mesa at the top. Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026 Tectonic movement has shaped San Diego County into a rough collection of valleys, foothills, urban canyons and mesas. The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mesa
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Noun
  • Chrome’s launch had delivered some early momentum, but by Pichai’s own account, user growth had started to plateau and market share remained stubbornly in the low single digits.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Rescue teams with search dogs had been dispatched to the mountainous area in Haixi prefecture on the Tibetan plateau.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The Simbari people of Papua New Guinea’s eastern highlands separate boys from their mothers around the age of nine.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • The Macallan Importantly, this is the first time that Macallan fans will be able to have this type of experience without going through global travel retail or venturing into the heart of the remote Scottish highlands.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 18 June 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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“Mesa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesa. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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