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Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
The photographer spent days during the Chinese New Year in 2023 traversing the cold plateau of Inner Mongolia, China, tracking a group of Pallas’ cats.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Andrew Joseph, STAT, 4 Sep. 2020
Unemployment claims filed with the Texas Workforce Commission have plateaued since peaking in April.
—Dallas News, 5 June 2020
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Noun
One important factor is topography: Research suggests that a major reason why the South Asian monsoon is so powerful and consistent is the presence of the Himalayas, which act as a wall that prevents air from the dry Tibetan plateau from making it to the Indian subcontinent.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
The photographer spent days during the Chinese New Year in 2023 traversing the cold plateau of Inner Mongolia, China, tracking a group of Pallas’ cats.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Verb
But experts fear that without coordinated and sustained efforts, the country will plateau at this high level of cases.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 4 Sep. 2020
Unemployment claims filed with the Texas Workforce Commission have plateaued since peaking in April.
—Dallas News, 5 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
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Think again, as the California Zephyr, the longest route in America crosses through seven states, carving up Colorado’s canyons, then passing into Utah where the sun ignites mesas into flaming towers of rock.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
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At Dead Horse Point and Island in the Sky, there are expansive views of maze-like chasms that typify the biking experience along the acclaimed mesa and singletrack.Everett Potter, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Supply chain issues have eased, and food prices are stabilizing and in some cases starting to come down.Hank Cardello, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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It is expected to open over $30 million, with a clear upside, then could stabilize over the following two weeks.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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George Smith founded the iconic Scotch whisky brand in 1824 making The Glenlivet the oldest legal producer in the highlands of Scotland and establishing standards of quality for Speyside single malts.Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Management guidance for Bears Ears National Monument is the first plan developed in collaboration with Native American tribes, five of which consider the piney highlands and redrock canyons west of Monticello, Utah a culturally sacred homeland.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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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
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Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021
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In the Chilean altiplano above 12,000 feet, Meiburg spends one of the coldest nights of his life in a sleeping bag on the edge of a salt lagoon, staking out mountain caracaras known for working in groups to flip over heavy flat stones in search of edible creatures.Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2021
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The landscape changed around me; condensing from plains, desert, and mountains into the jungles of Central America, then unfolding in reverse, into the expanse of the altiplano.J.R. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2022
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Plus, retrofitting the facility with a dome would add several hundred million dollars to renovation costs, with additional long-term maintenance expenses.Lee Igel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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But the Haslam Sports Group had also been considering a $2.4 billion dome in Brook Park, according to the Associated Press, and intends to go with that option.Jake Piazza, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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