mesas

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

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highlands
Noun
  • Set in the rural highlands, the film follows two estranged brothers who reunite in the land of their birth.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Artemis cargo landers will deliver equipment to sites along the moon’s polar highlands, while crew members will complete daily sample retrieval runs.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Mesas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesas. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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