plateaus 1 of 2

noun

variants also plateaux
plural of plateau
as in mesas
a broad flat area of elevated land Native Americans have inhabited the plateau for centuries

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plateaus

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verb

present tense third-person singular of plateau
as in stabilizes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateaus
  1. mesas
  2. stabilizes
  3. highlands
  4. tablelands
Noun
  • From coast to coast, the United States is dotted with sweeping coastal vistas, sparkling lakes, verdant national parks, towering mountains, majestic mesas and countless scenic roads that connect east to west and north to south.
    — Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of mesas
Verb
  • If the situation in the Middle East stabilizes, the Strait of Hormuz reopens, oil prices stabilize in the mid-$80s (WTI), the Coterra merger closes on schedule in Q2, and integration proceeds without major hiccups.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of stabilizes
Noun
  • Smith Galer writes powerfully about the experiences of Kichwa speakers in the Ecuadorian highlands.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Over thousands of years, Martian winds have sculpted this volcanic sand into dunes that now ripple through the floor of Kaiser Crater, a 129-mile-wide (207-kilometer-wide) impact basin in the planet's southern highlands.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of highlands
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  • Only a depression in the ground remains at the Ingalls Dugout Site, but eagle-eyed visitors can still spot the spring, tablelands, thickets of plum trees, and other landmarksr described in the book of the same name.
    — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
  • Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands.
    — John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of tablelands
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