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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

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

The second site lies on the plateau above Juventae Chasma, a 5-km-deep canyon located just north of Valles Marineris.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

The dam stopped up Haiti’s largest river, the Artibonite, and flooded some of the most fertile farmland in the central plateau.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French