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Recent Examples of plateau
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Baylor’s frustrated team, and fan base Bowl eligibility only requires six wins, and with remaining games against Houston, Utah and Cincinnati, Baylor is trending to only barely make it to that mediocre 6-6 plateau.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That means global power-sector emissions are expected to plateau this year and begin to gradually fall next year.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
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Noun
There were lengthy periods of the game in which the guard’s impact wasn’t felt — which was an issue given the Lakers have no one to match up with the all star — but by game’s end, Edwards again eclipsed the 30-point plateau.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Baylor’s frustrated team, and fan base Bowl eligibility only requires six wins, and with remaining games against Houston, Utah and Cincinnati, Baylor is trending to only barely make it to that mediocre 6-6 plateau.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Over the past decade, psychology has uncovered patterns that distinguish the people who rise quickly from those who plateau.
—Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That means global power-sector emissions are expected to plateau this year and begin to gradually fall next year.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
Noun
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Within minutes, guests can be standing beneath the stone arches of Arches National Park, 4 miles away, or surveying mesas and buttes in Canyonlands National Park, 30 miles southwest, where the Colorado and Green rivers have carved the landscape for centuries.—
Cari Shane,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Instead, tribal members have relied on a single power line that runs roughly 30 miles east and west across high desert punctuated by three distinctive mesas, home to 12 distinct villages, including some of the oldest inhabited communities in the United States.—
Nate Perez,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Several academics and notable investors have credited the rise of passive investing with helping stabilize and inflate the stock market.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
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Having chia pudding before bed may help stabilize blood sugar overnight and curb late-night cravings.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Lake Nyos, an extremely deep lake in the volcanic highlands of northwest Cameroon, was in the second category.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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With establishing shots of the majestic Armenian highlands, the documentary makes a concerted effort to trace the deep-rooted mythos of this ancestral land before delving into its subjects.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 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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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 9 Nov. 2025.
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