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Recent Examples of tableland
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.
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Alicia Underlee Nelson,
Midwest Living,
22 June 2026
Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands.
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John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
The tableland was formed by volcanic eruptions about 700,000 years ago, according to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce and Information Center.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2023
Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations.
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Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Mar. 2021
Their concerns center on Black Mesa, a tableland that rises north of the Hopi villages and that lies partly in the Navajo Reservation and partly in the Hopi Reservation.
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Ian James,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2020
Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them.
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Ailsa Ross,
Longreads,
9 Aug. 2019
Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Mary Ann Anderson,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2019
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
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
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
Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations.
—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Mar. 2021
Their concerns center on Black Mesa, a tableland that rises north of the Hopi villages and that lies partly in the Navajo Reservation and partly in the Hopi Reservation.
—
Ian James,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2020
Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them.
—
Ailsa Ross,
Longreads,
9 Aug. 2019
Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas.
—
Mary Ann Anderson,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableland
Noun
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Chrome’s launch had delivered some early momentum, but by Pichai’s own account, user growth had started to plateau and market share remained stubbornly in the low single digits.
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Rescue teams with search dogs had been dispatched to the mountainous area in Haixi prefecture on the Tibetan plateau.
Noun
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The Simbari people of Papua New Guinea’s eastern highlands separate boys from their mothers around the age of nine.
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The Macallan Importantly, this is the first time that Macallan fans will be able to have this type of experience without going through global travel retail or venturing into the heart of the remote Scottish highlands.
Noun
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Its mesas, arches and deep canyons give the stars a dramatic stage, especially from remote viewpoints away from direct artificial light.
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Riders make their way through a mesa area on Tatooine with options to choose three or four branching paths.
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“Tableland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableland. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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