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Recent Examples of tableland
The tableland was formed by volcanic eruptions about 700,000 years ago, according to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce and Information Center.
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
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
Their concerns center on Black Mesa, a tableland that rises north of the Hopi villages and that lies partly in the Navajo Reservation and partly in the Hopi Reservation.
—Ian James, AZCentral.com, 7 Dec. 2020
Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them.
—Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas.
—Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
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
Their concerns center on Black Mesa, a tableland that rises north of the Hopi villages and that lies partly in the Navajo Reservation and partly in the Hopi Reservation.
—Ian James, AZCentral.com, 7 Dec. 2020
Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them.
—Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas.
—Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableland
Noun
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As the global economy sprints against a catastrophic countdown, CEOs, policymakers, and investors must stop hoping for a return to cheap oil anytime soon and instead prepare to navigate a long, restricted plateau.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The 26-year-old leads all NHL defensemen with 86 points and looks poised to become the 13th blueliner in league history to hit the 90-point plateau.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Armed with lessons learned from a painful past, women put up a quiet but resilient fight to preserve the dignity of their lives and home in the breathtaking Montenegrin highlands.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Enter a ravine and follow gradual switchbacks to a small mesa at the top.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Tectonic movement has shaped San Diego County into a rough collection of valleys, foothills, urban canyons and mesas.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Tableland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableland. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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