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Recent Examples of mesa
North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve Peak season: Mid-March to late April/May
North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve encompasses a wide-open, 3,200-acre mesa near Oroville.
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Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
The two were close, living in the family’s home in a historic tribal village surrounded by high desert and mesas.
—Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 27 Dec. 2022
Given the on-time launch and assuming no major problems, the Athena lander is expected to descend to touchdown on a flat mesa-like structure known as Mons Mouton on March 6, setting down just 100 miles from the Moon's south pole—closer than any other spacecraft has attempted.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The mesa-like lunar mountain towers over a landscape carved by craters, including the Shackleton Crater, a cold, dark region where water ice and other materials that turn easily into gas are thought to be abundant.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
The two were close, living in the family’s home in a historic tribal village surrounded by high desert and mesas.
—Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 27 Dec. 2022
Given the on-time launch and assuming no major problems, the Athena lander is expected to descend to touchdown on a flat mesa-like structure known as Mons Mouton on March 6, setting down just 100 miles from the Moon's south pole—closer than any other spacecraft has attempted.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The mesa-like lunar mountain towers over a landscape carved by craters, including the Shackleton Crater, a cold, dark region where water ice and other materials that turn easily into gas are thought to be abundant.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesa
Noun
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By that point our physical appearance seems to have settled into an evolutionary plateau, with only minor differences among human populations around the globe.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Staying Motivated During Setbacks Even the most talented swimmers face periods of plateau or disappointment.—
Casey Murphy,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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That’s not the case here, the world’s largest inland delta; in fact, the water level here is at its highest now during the supposedly dry season, mostly because the rainfall that deluges Angola’s highlands in summer takes so long to meander down to pool on the plains.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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In this hypnotic odyssey, the ancient monasteries of Armenia’s highlands bear traces of epochs past.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The tableland was formed by volcanic eruptions about 700,000 years ago, according to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce and Information Center.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 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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“Mesa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesa. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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