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Recent Examples of plateau
Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That means global power-sector emissions are expected to plateau this year and begin to gradually fall next year.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
Matthew Ross, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Beyond the core design and camera plateau, much of the phone's layout will be familiar to anyone who's used an iPhone before.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Over the past decade, psychology has uncovered patterns that distinguish the people who rise quickly from those who plateau.
—Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That means global power-sector emissions are expected to plateau this year and begin to gradually fall next year.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
Verb
The first three months after launch can determine whether a company's validation will compound, plateau or creep silently away.
—Matthew Ross, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Beyond the core design and camera plateau, much of the phone's layout will be familiar to anyone who's used an iPhone before.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
Noun
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Some via ferratas cling to red rock mesas in the middle of the desert; others hug ledges overlooking alpine forests.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the outdoor plaza, itself — elevated from the street some 30 feet at its south end, like a concrete mesa or pillbox — had essentially become a city block of dead space, each year hosting one giant event, the KC Fiesta Hispana, but little else.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Under long-standing (and still existing) federal law, hospitals are required to treat, stabilize or transfer anyone presenting with a serious medical condition that could be considered an emergency.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Official guidance includes safeguarding plants, animals and plumbing until temperatures stabilize.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The resulting sandstone cliffs, canyon rims, wooded highlands, tumbling cascades, and swimming holes are a nature enthusiast’s playground.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Probably the most noteworthy lunar feature is Tycho, a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 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
Noun
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Built in the late 19 th century to transport the altiplano’s abundant metals and minerals, the railway line once ran from Bolivia’s de facto capital La Paz to the Pacific port of Antofagasta in Chile.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tiwanaku communities first emerged in an altiplano, or high plain, of the Andes called the Titicaca Basin, named after Lake Titicaca.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Marriott said the brand plans to expand the Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy to include properties that feature cabins, yurts, domes, eco-lodges, and more.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Sep. 2025
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While many dome houses are DIY, somewhat hippie-ish affairs, the one at 83 May Hill Road, in Ghent, New York, is a high-end modern home that still shares many of the ecoconscious principles of its handmade counterparts.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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