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The town hovers high above the Española valley, on a handsome mesa called the Pajarito Plateau.
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Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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
Jeremiah Hight, 23, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a mesa near Oljato, Utah, within the Navajo Nation reservation, according to Navajo police on Thursday.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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My kid started his hiking career in this pack, which carried him from the mountains of Colorado to the hot barren mesas of Chaco Canyon.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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
Jeremiah Hight, 23, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a mesa near Oljato, Utah, within the Navajo Nation reservation, according to Navajo police on Thursday.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Photograph: Backcountry Deuter Kid Comfort Active Carrier for $203 ($67 off)
Backcountry
My kid started his hiking career in this pack, which carried him from the mountains of Colorado to the hot barren mesas of Chaco Canyon.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesa
Noun
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Although global oil demand seems slated to plateau in the early 2030s, natural gas consumption is expected to continue to increase well into the 2040s.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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At this point of the season, Week 7, there were about 500 deaths last season, and 600 the year before, but in both of those seasons the deaths had already started to plateau by mid-February.—
Harriet Blair Rowan,
The Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The resort combines sleek Nordic design with proximity to geothermal trails, an ideal base for exploring Iceland’s highlands.—
Becca Blond,
AFAR Media,
5 Feb. 2025
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He’s spent 12 years in Worthington, but learned marimba music by ear from his grandfather in Guatemala’s volcanic highlands.—
Giovanna Dell'orto,
Twin Cities,
20 Jan. 2025
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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
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Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations.—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Mar. 2021
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“Mesa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesa. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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