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Recent Examples of plateau
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
There’s more to do until the house is move-in ready, but reaching this plateau is very satisfying.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
As Inside Higher Ed notes, graduates with adaptable skills often continue to grow while others plateau.
—Rasheem Rooke, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
According to the team’s modeling, grasslands contain about 40 percent of Earth’s AM infrastructures, with particularly high concentrations predicted in the Florida Everglades, the Tibetan plateau in Asia, and South Sudan in Africa.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
There’s more to do until the house is move-in ready, but reaching this plateau is very satisfying.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Verb
In a landscape that keeps evolving, that foundation is what separates channels that plateau from channels that break through.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
As Inside Higher Ed notes, graduates with adaptable skills often continue to grow while others plateau.
—Rasheem Rooke, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
Noun
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Its mesas, arches and deep canyons give the stars a dramatic stage, especially from remote viewpoints away from direct artificial light.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Riders make their way through a mesa area on Tatooine with options to choose three or four branching paths.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Work is continuing to try to stabilize the Pacifica Municipal Pier, which began cracking at its base on June 4 and is now in danger of breaking off and falling into the water.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Even if oil prices stabilize, elevated freight rates, risk premiums and refinery disruptions could keep some prices elevated for months, says Tammy Kulesa, senior director of supply chain execution at Blue Yonder, a supply-chain software company.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Noun
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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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West Highland Way, Scotland — Easy village-to-village walking through the western highlands.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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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 23 Jun. 2026.
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