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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
Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The pair used glass, stainless steel, and reinforced concrete to construct a circular house that traces the natural edges of a plateau, enclosing a Mediterranean garden designed by Smets.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 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
Research on corporate lifecycles shows that organizations clinging to founder-centric decision-making often plateau or decline after year 15, regardless of industry.
—Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The pair used glass, stainless steel, and reinforced concrete to construct a circular house that traces the natural edges of a plateau, enclosing a Mediterranean garden designed by Smets.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
Noun
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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
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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
Verb
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Umland said employers who have been reluctant to cover injectable weight-loss drugs might be waiting for the market to stabilize.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The priorities were, first, to stabilize the company and then to look after the families.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The final section may prove anticlimactic for some, given the fleeting images captured of elephants believed to have inhabited the highlands for 5,000 years.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 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
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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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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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