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variants also plateaux
Definition of plateausnext
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of plateau

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Noun
  • Take in jaw-dropping views of the Painted Desert, a colorful expanse of hills, buttes, and mesas.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Tectonic movement has shaped San Diego County into a rough collection of valleys, foothills, urban canyons and mesas.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
  • Similarly, crew members also took field trips to such locations as the Kamestastin Impact Crater in Labrador, Canada and the Icelandic highlands.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Armed with lessons learned from a painful past, women put up a quiet but resilient fight to preserve the dignity of their lives and home in the breathtaking Montenegrin highlands.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands.
    John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Plateaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateaus. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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