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
Bring a tent and find a primitive site either in the prairie at the base of the buttes or tucked into the junipers.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
These pillars are denser clumps of gas and dust that the outflows haven't yet managed to erode, like how the towering buttes in the western United States have remained resolute to wind and rain erosion.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The new age movement brought flocks of people to its buttes, canyons and trails.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2025
Hotel Yellowstone sits on a butte that overlooks the mountain range and each of the property’s 36 suites are privately situated in clusters across the four-acre property.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
These pillars are denser clumps of gas and dust that the outflows haven't yet managed to erode, like how the towering buttes in the western United States have remained resolute to wind and rain erosion.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The new age movement brought flocks of people to its buttes, canyons and trails.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2025
Hotel Yellowstone sits on a butte that overlooks the mountain range and each of the property’s 36 suites are privately situated in clusters across the four-acre property.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butte
Noun
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It’s also got a wealth of signature natural wonders to show off, from the mountains to the sea, just as the Paris Games featured the Eiffel Tower and the magical evening skyline.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Standing atop the ruins of the palace at Knossos, I’m surrounded by semi-arid, wooded mountains that envelop this complicated maze.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Markets rose in early trading Friday, with S&P 500 futures up 0.8% and bond yields nudging higher, reflecting investor confidence that the economy is cooling gradually — not falling off a cliff.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
6 June 2025
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Photo by Barbara Smits/Shutterstock Miner’s Beach Shingleton, Michigan Sandstone cliffs stained red, blue, and brown by minerals line Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
6 June 2025
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The first will remain in effect for the northern, southern and east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Johnson and Bartlett mesas, including Raton Pass, through Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. local time.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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That initial drive was merely the opening act for the hike-able mesas, canyons, and sky-high sandstone beyond the visitor center gates.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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The Last Nomads In Georgia’s Adjara highlands, a traditional way of life is slowly disappearing.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
22 May 2025
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Shepherd spent most of her life near the Cairngorm mountains of the Scottish highlands, exploring the flora and fauna of the rugged hills as often as possible.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2025
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As the foothills of the Himalayas, the region’s potential for hydroelectric power was unparalleled.—
Bridget Crocker
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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More than an inch of rain is possible in some areas, including the foothills of Jefferson County and south metro Denver into the Palmer Divide, while neighborhoods north of Denver will see lighter rain.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
2 June 2025
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Accounts that stay committed keep growing while others plateau or give up.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Sensor tech hit a plateau in picture quality around 2015 with the release of the first camera with a full-frame BSI CMOS sensor, the Sony a7R II.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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“Butte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butte. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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