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Recent Examples of mesa
World & Nation Column One: This newspaper has never forgotten the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — and its fight continues
May 22, 2020
More than sweeping landscapes
Biden’s designations have gone beyond the canyons and mesas of the West.
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Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The unusual features resemble the famed buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Backcountry My kid started his hiking career in this pack, which carried him from the mountains of Colorado to the hot barren mesas of Chaco Canyon.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Down below the high mesa, a freight train blew its horn.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The unusual features resemble the famed buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Backcountry My kid started his hiking career in this pack, which carried him from the mountains of Colorado to the hot barren mesas of Chaco Canyon.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Down below the high mesa, a freight train blew its horn.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesa
Noun
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This wave of change for SVOD led to a plateau in the growth of subscription numbers, and a plateauing in the number of subscriptions averaged globally.—
Helen Rees,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported that absenteeism rates have doubled—rising from around 15% in 2018 to nearly 30% in 2021, and maintaining a plateau through 2023.—
Elizabeth Austin,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Researchers first discovered the frog in an expedition to the park in 2006 but identified it as another similar species found in the central highlands of Madagascar, herpetologist and evolutionary biologist Mark Scherz wrote in a Feb. 14 post on his website.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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“Mesa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesa. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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