to plateau
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5.1
- verb
- /plæˈtoʊ/
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estancarse
- Many dieters find that their weight loss will plateau after a few weeks, making it necessary to change their approach.
So that means that your beta numbers will either plateau or they'll start going up.
- So that means that your beta numbers will either plateau or they'll start going up.
- And from there just kind of like plateaued and that was it.
- And then the, the the diet is adjusted as you plateau.
- It kind of like dips back down and then plateaus at baseline.
- Reading growth is maximal the first few years of school and then plateaus with time.
Examples
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The law of diminishing returns suggests that when complexity and scale increase past a certain point, returns will ultimately plateau and then plummet.
Academic text (2012) -
The percentage of Americans graduating from high school has been slowing and could possibly plateau in the years ahead.
Academic text (2010) -
And eventually it will plateau or worse yet, it might come down.
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You work hard and improve, then plateau out for a time with your new skills.
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Eventually, energy use seems to plateau and then decline slightly.
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So, while you think you may have the perfect solution, it will eventually plateau.
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Indeed, the research in deliberate practice shows us that without the right method, learning can plateau forever.
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So that means that your beta numbers will either plateau or they'll start going up.
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So after a few weeks of dieting, we plateau, get frustrated, and stop the diet.
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The world's population will plateau around 2050 and start declining.
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Synonyms
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6.8
To stop growing or changing and stay the same, like water in a pond
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3.9
Become steady after rising or falling
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6.1
To stop changing or getting better and stay at the same level
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5.8
To stay the same without improving
Antonyms
Compounds
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5.3
A high, flat area in the southwestern United States with deep canyons and red rock formations
A high flat area in the southwestern Appalachian Mountains that stretches through Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia
A large high area of land in eastern and northern Canada from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean
A high area of low mountains and hills in northwest Arkansas, southeast Missouri, and northeast Oklahoma
A small thin lizard with long stripes that lives on the Colorado Plateau in Arizona and western Colorado
How Stable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb plateau comes from the noun plateau (a flat high area); a helpful image is progress becoming 'flat' like a plate so it stops rising. So when something plateaus, it stops increasing and stays at the same level.