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Recent Examples of plateau
Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
At this point of the season, Week 7, there were about 500 deaths last season, and 600 the year before, but in both of those seasons the deaths had already started to plateau by mid-February.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The poll places the president in what has been a summer-long approval rating plateau that has at times dipped to historically low levels.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Although global oil demand seems slated to plateau in the early 2030s, natural gas consumption is expected to continue to increase well into the 2040s.
—Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
At this point of the season, Week 7, there were about 500 deaths last season, and 600 the year before, but in both of those seasons the deaths had already started to plateau by mid-February.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
Rethinking foam design Traditionally, foam design has focused on maintaining a constant stress plateau, with iterations aimed at optimizing mechanical properties alone.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The poll places the president in what has been a summer-long approval rating plateau that has at times dipped to historically low levels.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
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Scenic drive through Monument Valley Located in northern Arizona, Monument Valley is a collection of crimson and orange mesas and sandstone buttes maintained by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Less than an hour later, Adams and Bailey were leading us all across a mesa top to witness the moment that sunlight hit Fajada Butte.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
Verb
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To stabilize the former might require them to cut rates.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Post-pandemic travel demand is cooling off, while the spike in crude oil prices after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine is also starting to stabilize, De Haan said.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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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
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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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The fair also will feature two stages of music, an entertainment dome, mouthwatering festival food and plenty of cold beer.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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The inlay is protected within a metal bezel, per the campaign, beneath a protective glass dome cabochon.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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