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
Bring a tent and find a primitive site either in the prairie at the base of the buttes or tucked into the junipers.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
These pillars are denser clumps of gas and dust that the outflows haven't yet managed to erode, like how the towering buttes in the western United States have remained resolute to wind and rain erosion.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The new age movement brought flocks of people to its buttes, canyons and trails.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2025
Hotel Yellowstone sits on a butte that overlooks the mountain range and each of the property’s 36 suites are privately situated in clusters across the four-acre property.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
These pillars are denser clumps of gas and dust that the outflows haven't yet managed to erode, like how the towering buttes in the western United States have remained resolute to wind and rain erosion.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The new age movement brought flocks of people to its buttes, canyons and trails.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2025
Hotel Yellowstone sits on a butte that overlooks the mountain range and each of the property’s 36 suites are privately situated in clusters across the four-acre property.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butte
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The 33-year-old inmate, Angel Gaxiola, was discovered missing by the staff during a head count at Holton Conservation Camp, which is in the mountains northeast of Sylmar, about 9 p.m. Sunday, the department said.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The clip transitioned into a few family photos before showcasing videos of his children doing impressive flips and jumps down the mountain, with the ease of professionals.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Pigeons also adapted in response to human development, nesting on skyscrapers instead of on cliff faces and expanding their range alongside people.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Over the franchise's 30-year span, Cruise has done everything from dangling from a wire in Mission: Impossible to motorcycling off a cliff in Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The first will remain in effect for the northern, southern and east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Johnson and Bartlett mesas, including Raton Pass, through Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. local time.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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That initial drive was merely the opening act for the hike-able mesas, canyons, and sky-high sandstone beyond the visitor center gates.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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That’s not the case here, the world’s largest inland delta; in fact, the water level here is at its highest now during the supposedly dry season, mostly because the rainfall that deluges Angola’s highlands in summer takes so long to meander down to pool on the plains.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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In this hypnotic odyssey, the ancient monasteries of Armenia’s highlands bear traces of epochs past.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Emergency services have been put at the ready, including around the foothills of the Acropolis, to assist visitors experiencing discomfort.—
Elinda Labropoulou,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The National Weather Service (NWS) issued extreme heat watches and advisories for the Central Valley, Sacramento Valley, Sierra foothills and other inland areas.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Accounts that stay committed keep growing while others plateau or give up.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Sensor tech hit a plateau in picture quality around 2015 with the release of the first camera with a full-frame BSI CMOS sensor, the Sony a7R II.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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“Butte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butte. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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