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plateaus

NOUN

level; flat, often high, land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elevation highland plain

STRONG

mesa stage table tableland upland

Example Sentences

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There are strange choices, plateaus and unnecessary dramas, but now there is a mettle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

At CERAWeek, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said providing new oil supply as shale plateaus is one of the industry’s big challenges.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Not with another four years on his contract, a current buyout price of $22.5 million and now a not-terrible finish to this strange season of all peaks and valleys and no plateaus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

These flat regions, known as plateaus, turned out to be universal.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

She had been collecting these plants her entire life, and some of them were deliciously exotic: saffron from the high plateaus of Persia, rhubarb-currant from the Caucasus Mountains, and ginger from the Far East.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack