as in plateau
a broad flat area of elevated land a mesa in the Arizona desert

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Recent Examples of mesa 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 Like the mesas of Monument Valley, these narrative strands are also immediately recognizable. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024 Double the distance for an out-and-back route that showcases the park’s most dramatic features: towering spires, vast mesas, and delicate hoodoos. Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024 The trail remains level until brushing past Porter Tank and then ascends a low mesa. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mesa 
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Noun
  • For many people, weight loss seems to plateau at a certain point, often after about six months to a year of trying.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But within three or four years, when such tricks stop working, results tend to plateau and their necks go on the chopping block.
    Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only found in the highlands of Ethiopia.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The brand is owned by the Fonseca family, who have been farming agave in the highlands of Jalisco for five generations.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Mesa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesa. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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