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Recent Examples of plateau
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Dylan Larkin scored to reach the 30-goal plateau for the fifth straight season, but John Gibson, a Pittsburgh native, struggled early and was pulled after the first period while falling to 6-10-1 all-time against his hometown team.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
For example, a 20-something former college athlete would likely plateau with calisthenics pretty quickly (perhaps in a matter of weeks or months) and would need to add weights to continue progressing.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 8 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Housing supply hit a plateau as demand picked up in February.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Dylan Larkin scored to reach the 30-goal plateau for the fifth straight season, but John Gibson, a Pittsburgh native, struggled early and was pulled after the first period while falling to 6-10-1 all-time against his hometown team.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Cruise visits in 2025 were actually expected to plateau or even fall because of a new government tax.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
For example, a 20-something former college athlete would likely plateau with calisthenics pretty quickly (perhaps in a matter of weeks or months) and would need to add weights to continue progressing.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
Noun
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Enter a ravine and follow gradual switchbacks to a small mesa at the top.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
Verb
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Tisdale spent years working to stabilize the structures, raise funding and push back against efforts to erase them.—
Reginald David,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Floyd County leaders have approved a plan to stabilize the county's historic courthouse following a fire that caused significant damage to the downtown building.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Armed with lessons learned from a painful past, women put up a quiet but resilient fight to preserve the dignity of their lives and home in the breathtaking Montenegrin highlands.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands.—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
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
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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