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plateau

[pla-toh, plat-oh] / plæˈtoʊ, ˈplæt oʊ /
NOUN
level; flat, often high, land
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There is little privacy, it is miles out into the volcanic grasslands of the plateau, it did not allow pets.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Naturalist Stephen Boyes believes massive elephants live undetected on a remote plateau in Angola; they’d be descendants of a giant pachyderm hunted and killed 70 years ago that now resides in the Smithsonian.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

On average, people taking tirzepatide lose more weight than those taking semaglutide so it might take them longer to plateau.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Structure Therapeutics’ GLP-1 pill led to over 16% average weight loss in a 10-month trial, with no plateau.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

When Columbus landed, Cook and Borah concluded, the central Mexican plateau alone had a population of 25.2 million.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann