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Recent Examples of plateau
Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The sixth report on homeless mortality by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health described the current trend as a plateau.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Andrew Joseph, STAT, 4 Sep. 2020
Unemployment claims filed with the Texas Workforce Commission have plateaued since peaking in April.
—Dallas News, 5 June 2020
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Noun
The Druze in the Golan Heights all lived under Syrian rule until 1967, when Israel captured two-thirds of the strategic high-altitude Golan plateau in the 1967 Six-Day War.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The sixth report on homeless mortality by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health described the current trend as a plateau.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
But experts fear that without coordinated and sustained efforts, the country will plateau at this high level of cases.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 4 Sep. 2020
Unemployment claims filed with the Texas Workforce Commission have plateaued since peaking in April.
—Dallas News, 5 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
Noun
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On one side are the winding Snake River and a sloping mesa.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2025
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World & Nation Column One: This newspaper has never forgotten the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — and its fight continues May 22, 2020 More than sweeping landscapes Biden’s designations have gone beyond the canyons and mesas of the West.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Private market giants have struggled to start the year amid market uncertainty, but now appear poised to stabilize after a significant downturn.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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However, a gradual shift was witnessed after the middle of last year as the regulations stabilized, allowing F1 teams to improve their title challengers.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Researchers first discovered the frog in an expedition to the park in 2006 but identified it as another similar species found in the central highlands of Madagascar, herpetologist and evolutionary biologist Mark Scherz wrote in a Feb. 14 post on his website.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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The refined tequila is crafted from single-source, 100% Blue Weber agave, harvested at peak maturity from the red volcanic highlands of Jalisco, Mexico.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Feb. 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
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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Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Make your vehicle more visible by using the dome light and flashers.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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