as in plateau
a broad flat area of elevated land to the east of the valley lies a vast, fertile tableland

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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. 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 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 Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them. Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
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Noun
  • With the Terps riding a three-game winning streak, Willard has been pleased with a defensive effort that has prevented the last four opponents from reaching the 70-point plateau.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Intuitive Machines was aiming this time for a mountain plateau just 100 miles from the south pole, much closer than before.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 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
  • 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
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  • On one side are the winding Snake River and a sloping mesa.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024

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“Tableland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableland. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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