as in plateau
a broad flat area of elevated land to the east of the valley lies a vast, fertile tableland

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Recent Examples of tableland 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
  • Research on corporate lifecycles shows that organizations clinging to founder-centric decision-making often plateau or decline after year 15, regardless of industry.
    Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Rising out of the frozen plateau is the South Pole Telescope, a key tool for radio astronomy.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set in the rural highlands, the film follows two estranged brothers who reunite in the land of their birth.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Artemis cargo landers will deliver equipment to sites along the moon’s polar highlands, while crew members will complete daily sample retrieval runs.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Scenic drive through Monument Valley Located in northern Arizona, Monument Valley is a collection of crimson and orange mesas and sandstone buttes maintained by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation.
    Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Less than an hour later, Adams and Bailey were leading us all across a mesa top to witness the moment that sunlight hit Fajada Butte.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025

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“Tableland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableland. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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