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Recent Examples of plateau
Dave Philipps, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Why Communication And Transparency Matter Even as benefit mentions plateau, clear communication remains essential in bridging the gap between employer expectations and what candidates want.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 19 Jan. 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
See All Example Sentences for plateau
Noun
In some cases, Dr. Jaffee said, the symptoms of brain injury can plateau.
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But experts fear that without coordinated and sustained efforts, the country will plateau at this high level of cases.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau
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Down below the high mesa, a freight train blew its horn.—
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The towering features are similar to the buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.—
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The researchers also found that the berries, which have antimicrobial and antiparasitic properties, may help stabilize blood sugar and lower blood lipids.—
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Medics of the 79th Air Assault Brigade this month treating and stabilizing a Ukrainian soldier who was wounded by a Russian drone in eastern Ukraine.—
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The resort combines sleek Nordic design with proximity to geothermal trails, an ideal base for exploring Iceland’s highlands.—
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He’s spent 12 years in Worthington, but learned marimba music by ear from his grandfather in Guatemala’s volcanic highlands.—
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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.—
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Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations.—
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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.—
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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.—
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The Summit is the only cave hotel in Texas, and there are stargazing domes and two casitas on site, too.—
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Pointing at the dome, the group noted the word noor, or light, written in Arabic.—
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“Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateau. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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