Synonyms for plateau
plæˈtoʊ; esp. Brit. ˈplæt oʊ; -ˈtoʊz, -toʊzplateau

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1. tableland, plateaunoun

   a relatively flat highland

   Synonyms:
   tableland

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1. • Highland

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1. plateauadjective

   Synonyms:
   plain (elevated), table-land

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1. plateaunoun

   Synonyms:
   table-land, mesa

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1. List of paraphrases for "plateau":

   shelf, platter, tray, continental, plateaus, highland, mower, altiplano, plateaux, highlands, trays, turntable, set, heights, pan, plate

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1. Lizzie Smagala:

   We start to gain some hope when the plateau hits and then here we are with another surge, i think the people on the outside of our situation do n’t understand the depths of what we’re going through, how long we’ve been going through it here in the hospital and that COVID’s not really ever left.

2. Michael Hsueh:

   You're seeing more of a plateau in U.S. production rather than a decline, I've been expecting a decline in 2016 but I think the market is in a mode of show us rather than tell us and they're just not seeing the numbers, it's still looking quite difficult for those that are hoping for or expecting a recovery in prices.

3. Dave Mirra:

   It was never going to be that fun for me to go on riding on a plateau level and not keep progressing, but by the same token I got to a point where I really couldn't take getting injured anymore in the name of progression, it put me in a stalemate. I probably could have milked BMX for a lot longer if I'd really wanted to, but that's not my style.

4. Samuel Turvey:

   Our analysis reveals that Chinese giant salamander species diverged between 3.1 and 2.4 million years ago, these dates correspond to a period of mountain formation in South China as the Tibetan Plateau rose rapidly, which could have isolated giant salamander populations and led to the evolution of distinct species in different landscapes.

5. Takeshi Inomata:

   It is probable that many people from surrounding areas gathered for special occasions, possibly tied to calendrical cycles, the rituals probably involved processions along the causeways and within the rectangular plaza. The people also deposited symbolic objects such as jade axes in the center of the plateau.