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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
Plugging a healthy Tucker into Cody Bellinger’s old spot in the lineup is an upgrade that should push the Cubs beyond the 83-win plateau and toward the top of the NL Central.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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
Junior Madden Smiley has scored in double-figures in all but one of the Wizards’ 25 games and reached the 20-point plateau in both of their playoff wins.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
Plugging a healthy Tucker into Cody Bellinger’s old spot in the lineup is an upgrade that should push the Cubs beyond the 83-win plateau and toward the top of the NL Central.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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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In The Black Sea Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Wednesday, March 26th Ransom Canyon (April 17 with 10 Episodes) Ransom Canyon is a place where love, loss, and loyalty collide beneath the crimson mesas of Texas Hill Country.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Swerve past arid mesa tops and cow pastures all the way to your destination.—
Emily Pennington,
Outside Online,
28 Feb. 2025
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Still smarting after an abysmal 10-game losing streak, Miami is looking to stabilize itself with the postseason looming.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Retaining walls that are needed to stabilize the property or the neighborhood also won’t be removed, posing a financial problem for some homeowners whose insurance does not cover them.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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The refined tequila is crafted from single-source, 100% Blue Weber agave, harvested at peak maturity from the red volcanic highlands of Jalisco, Mexico.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Feb. 2025
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The tableland was formed by volcanic eruptions about 700,000 years ago, according to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce and Information Center.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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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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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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Central to the exhibit is a geodesic dome inspired by the work of futurist architect Buckminster Fuller.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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That June, the Oilers had begun discussions with Houston Mayor Bob Lanier about a new downtown dome that would also house the NBA’s Rockets and a potential NHL franchise.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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