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Recent Examples of plateau
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Consensus, including among Chinese commentators, is that China's crude oil demand may plateau before the end of the decade.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Population predictions for Fort Worth Few of the organizations keeping tabs on the region’s growth have forecasted when exactly Fort Worth’s population might plateau.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
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Noun
As a result of the strong growth in low-carbon energy sources, the IEA said, global emissions of carbon dioxide from the electricity sector are expected to plateau in the coming three years.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Consensus, including among Chinese commentators, is that China's crude oil demand may plateau before the end of the decade.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
Draisaitl has also reached the 30-point plateau in the playoffs for the third time in his career.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Population predictions for Fort Worth Few of the organizations keeping tabs on the region’s growth have forecasted when exactly Fort Worth’s population might plateau.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
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Scans of the long, flat mesa on the property suggest that there’s an immense, unknown, fragmented thing inside.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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Foothills, groves, canyons and mesas all have been created above a parking garage thanks to the abundant use of hidden foam to shape the terrain.—
Sam Lubell,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Following President Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, European benchmark TTF gas prices fell by 14% and began stabilizing in the pre-conflict price range.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Critics point to crime, loitering, vandalism That puts each apartment building on the frontlines of a controversial effort to get the poorest of the poor stabilized.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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It's really based on our Hacienda, which is where all of our tequila is made in the highlands of Jalisco in Mexico.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Over in San Miguel de Allende—the No. 1 city this year according to readers, that's roughly 3.5 hours northeast in the highlands of Guanajuato—WBA voters praised two hotels that imbue the guest experience with true Mexican culture at every turn.—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 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
Noun
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The growing dangers of heat waves can already be seen this summer, the researchers noted, pointing to the late June heat dome that settled over the Eastern U.S. and set new daily heat records in at least 50 cities, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Lessons from the 2021 heat dome The 2021 heat wave was a catalyzing event for the community.—
Brian G. Henning,
The Conversation,
9 July 2025
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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