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. Terri Onick:

   My current unemployment will not even pay my rent and we're not even discussing car insurance, we're not talking about electricity and food, i'm hoping that we've reached our actual plateau in Miami. And we'll start to be able to open back up.

2. 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.

3. James Clapper:

   I've come around to the position some months ago that perhaps as at least an initial plateau, in the interest of getting something done, it might be worth considering capping what North Korea have now and then maybe on a much longer term basis trying, you know, to get them to reduce their nuclear holdings to zero, which I think is going to be very difficult.

4. Yvonne Doyle:

   (The number of new cases) is slightly concerning, it's still too early to say whether the plateau of hospital admissions have ended, the threat is everywhere. We need to protect the NHS (National Health Service) everywhere, and the Midlands now is obviously a concern as well.

5. 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.