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Recent Examples of plateau
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Consensus, including among Chinese commentators, is that China's crude oil demand may plateau before the end of the decade.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
Staying in a dreaded plateau, especially for too long, can limit your innovation, creativity and mental space.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
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Noun
As a result of the strong growth in low-carbon energy sources, the IEA said, global emissions of carbon dioxide from the electricity sector are expected to plateau in the coming three years.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Consensus, including among Chinese commentators, is that China's crude oil demand may plateau before the end of the decade.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
While many people think walking alone is enough, its benefits often plateau.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
Staying in a dreaded plateau, especially for too long, can limit your innovation, creativity and mental space.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
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That's clear in cities like St. George, a desert community surrounded by stunning red rock cliffs and mesas in Utah's southwest corner.—
David Condos,
NPR,
9 June 2025
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The first will remain in effect for the northern, southern and east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Johnson and Bartlett mesas, including Raton Pass, through Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. local time.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Americans want to see their grocery bills decrease, energy costs to stabilize, rent prices to decrease, and transaction fees not to rise.—
Andrew Langer,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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Weeds also benefit the soil, too, helping to stabilize it and adding organic matter.—
Dee Dee Kerscher,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
Noun
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These included the highlands around Lake Titicaca to the north, the llama-herding plains of the Altiplano to the west and the agriculturally rich valleys of Cochabamba to the east.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Nestled in the highlands of the 90,000-acre island of Lanai, this quiet escape immerses visitors in the island’s natural beauty.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
20 June 2025
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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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In the Chilean altiplano above 12,000 feet, Meiburg spends one of the coldest nights of his life in a sleeping bag on the edge of a salt lagoon, staking out mountain caracaras known for working in groups to flip over heavy flat stones in search of edible creatures.—
Paul Kvinta,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2021
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The landscape changed around me; condensing from plains, desert, and mountains into the jungles of Central America, then unfolding in reverse, into the expanse of the altiplano.—
J.R. Patterson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Feb. 2022
Noun
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Yet despite requests from the leaders of Germany and of Poland to be granted shelter under the French and British shields, neither nuclear power has so far formally approved extending its atomic dome.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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