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Recent Examples of plateau
Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
First, China’s growth plateau was a predictable outcome.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
Erika Edwards, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Griffin led through 54 holes and opened birdie-birdie-birdie only to plateau and play the final 15 holes in 1-over par for solo second.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Where some might see a plateau, Mizzou sees a foundation.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
First, China’s growth plateau was a predictable outcome.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Earlier seasons such as 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 peak above 60% by spring, while more recent years plateau lower.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Griffin led through 54 holes and opened birdie-birdie-birdie only to plateau and play the final 15 holes in 1-over par for solo second.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
Noun
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Beyond cost, Purple Line development will face a high degree of difficulty because of the topography of mesas and valleys.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Dec. 2025
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Petit Jean Mountain is the name commonly given to the large mesa on the south bank of the Arkansas River in Conway County.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The auction result has helped stabilize sentiment in the super-long sector, but strategists say volatility is likely to persist until after the February 8 election is over.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Enable Night Mode or Pro Mode, use the main camera lens, and stabilize the phone with a tripod or solid surface.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the 1880s, Belgium’s King Leopold II annexed the entire Congo Basin, more than nine hundred thousand square miles of Central African jungle, highlands, savanna, and forest, Katanga included.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The path of totality passes just north of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS), a cosmic-ray-hunting telescope in Namibia's Khomas highlands.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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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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 30 Jan. 2026.
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