plateau
noun
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
plateaus
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pluralof plateau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Multiple employees were perfecting the already-perfect plateaus of bell peppers and apples in the produce section.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
At CERAWeek, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said providing new oil supply as shale plateaus is one of the industry’s big challenges.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
“Free cash flow per share grows even as revenue plateaus or declines slightly. The companies that execute this transition well are going to emerge as leaner, more profitable versions of themselves,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
The experiment revealed Shapiro steps, which are distinct voltage plateaus that appear at multiples of a driving frequency, just as they do in superconducting devices.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
Annabeth recalled the landscape she’d seen while they fell—a series of plateaus leading ever downward into the gloom.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
