as in mountain
a type of hill with a flat top and steep sides that is found in the southwestern U.S.
The otherworldly sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, Arizona are well worth a visit.
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Recent Examples of butte
If Arizona State football's fan culture has defining characteristics, it was constructed between the two buttes of Cynicism and Skepticism.
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Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Another legend suggests the name came from two local buttes resembling piles of horse manure — the actual meaning of the word.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 21 May 2024
Follow the Big Park Loops signs for a four mile circumnavigation of the butte.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Another legend suggests the name came from two local buttes resembling piles of horse manure — the actual meaning of the word.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 21 May 2024
Follow the Big Park Loops signs for a four mile circumnavigation of the butte.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butte
Noun
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A day after firefighters got a reprieve with lighter winds than expected, gusts were hitting up to 35 mph (56 kph) on the coast and in valleys and 55 mph (88 kph) in the mountains before dawn, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Hall said.—
Josh DuBose,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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Rangers Nick Meyers and Eric Falconer found the goose about 10,000 feet high on the mountain in December, the U.S. Forest Service said in a Jan. 12 news release.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
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One possible tailwind for drug M&A: a coming patent cliff.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Although part of the Thai mainland, Railay Beach is sometimes mistaken for an island because it’s cut off from its surroundings by impenetrable karst limestone cliffs and dense mangrove forests.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
13 Jan. 2025
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Jeremiah Hight, 23, was arrested on the afternoon of Dec. 24 atop a mesa west of Oljato, Utah, by the Navajo Police Department’s K-9 Unit and the Bureau of Indian Affairs drug enforcement division, according to a statement from the Navajo Police Department.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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The town hovers high above the Española valley, on a handsome mesa called the Pajarito Plateau.—
Abe Streep,
The New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2024
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Thailand’s northern mountainous region, known as the Thai highlands, often experiences cooler temperatures than the capital, dipping to an average low of 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius) near the city of Chiang Mai in January.—
Jay Ganglani,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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That gave rise to the idea that the outer area may have been seasonal quarters for nomads, who took shelter behind the walls with their herds during the twice-yearly trek from lowland to highlands back again.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
9 Jan. 2025
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The National Weather service forecast wind gusts of 50 to 80 mph in parts of southern California and up to 100 mph gusts in mountains and foothills last week.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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This brought surges of powerful winds across the Los Angeles and Ventura County Mountains -- including in some places that don't typically see winds that strong, like Burbank and in the foothills of the Pacific Palisades.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Combined with gains in efficiency, a shift towards service industries in advanced economies, and an aging population, these changes could lead to a plateau in emissions growth.—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Wildlife officials said the return of the leopards to the plateau validates conservation efforts made in the region.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Butte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butte. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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