as in mountain
a type of hill with a flat top and steep sides that is found in the southwestern U.S.
The otherworldly sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, Arizona are well worth a visit.
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Recent Examples of butte
The towering features are similar to the buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Rather than focusing on the plateau itself, the work focuses on the neighboring lowlands, which include a large region dotted with thousands of buttes and mesas that rise roughly a kilometer above the surrounding plains.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota The buttes, bluffs, and pinnacles of the North Dakota badlands make for desirable backpacking come summer.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Enchantment Resort Sedona, Arizona Snowbirds traveling south for winter can still catch white peaks on red-rock buttes in the high desert.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Rather than focusing on the plateau itself, the work focuses on the neighboring lowlands, which include a large region dotted with thousands of buttes and mesas that rise roughly a kilometer above the surrounding plains.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota The buttes, bluffs, and pinnacles of the North Dakota badlands make for desirable backpacking come summer.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Enchantment Resort Sedona, Arizona Snowbirds traveling south for winter can still catch white peaks on red-rock buttes in the high desert.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butte
Noun
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Measurements officials have taken at about 260 sites across the Sierra show that the northern mountains have more snow than the southern areas.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, officials implemented the first tourist tax of ¥2,000 (about $13.33) and a visitor limit for the iconic and sacred mountain due to an influx of human traffic jams and littering, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Researchers uncovered the tomb at the mountain, at the base of a high desert cliff where strong winds carry gusts of sand.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The burial chamber was uncovered at the base of a desert cliff almost 23 feet beneath Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest cities about 300 miles south of Cairo and roughly six miles from the Nile River.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
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On one side are the winding Snake River and a sloping mesa.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2025
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World & Nation Column One: This newspaper has never forgotten the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — and its fight continues May 22, 2020 More than sweeping landscapes Biden’s designations have gone beyond the canyons and mesas of the West.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2024
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The winter weather advisory affects Southwest Idaho highlands, the Owyhee Mountains and the Camas Prairie for slippery roads.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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Researchers first discovered the frog in an expedition to the park in 2006 but identified it as another similar species found in the central highlands of Madagascar, herpetologist and evolutionary biologist Mark Scherz wrote in a Feb. 14 post on his website.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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Wind gusts between 55 mph and 70 mph are forecast throughout Monday for Colorado’s mountains, foothills and Front Range, according to a Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
24 Mar. 2025
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But one month after the wildfire consumed more than 9,400 residences and 14,000 acres in the foothill community north of downtown Los Angeles, the first vacant lot sold for $550,000 cash, $100,000 above the asking price.—
Iris Kim,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2025
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With the Terps riding a three-game winning streak, Willard has been pleased with a defensive effort that has prevented the last four opponents from reaching the 70-point plateau.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2025
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Hitting a plateau after a steady run of weight loss has derailed many health and fitness plans.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Butte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butte. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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