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Recent Examples of tableland
The tableland was formed by volcanic eruptions about 700,000 years ago, according to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce and Information Center.
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
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
Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021
Their concerns center on Black Mesa, a tableland that rises north of the Hopi villages and that lies partly in the Navajo Reservation and partly in the Hopi Reservation.
—Ian James, AZCentral.com, 7 Dec. 2020
Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas.
—Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them.
—Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
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
Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021
Their concerns center on Black Mesa, a tableland that rises north of the Hopi villages and that lies partly in the Navajo Reservation and partly in the Hopi Reservation.
—Ian James, AZCentral.com, 7 Dec. 2020
Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas.
—Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them.
—Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableland
Noun
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Spread across a plateau atop Lookout Mountain, The Keep takes its name from the majestic cliffside views reminiscent of Europe's historic castles.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Clayton’s driving layup while falling to the floor and getting fouled with 1:33 to go was the dagger Saturday night at the Alamodome and carried him over the 30-point plateau in consecutive games.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Crafted in the highlands of Jalisco by Maestra Tequilera Ana María Romero, one of Mexico’s most trusted, respected and awarded tequila authorities, produces a line of premium tequilas that includes blanco, reposado, añejo and cristalino.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Drama centers on a bored tuk-tuk driver who leaves his family in the highlands to work in the city.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Deb Hopewell,
AFAR Media,
24 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Tableland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableland. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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