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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of plateau.

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Examples

  • Oh, we don't mean her music one, that one is still vibrant as the term plateaued will allow.

    Britney Spears Has A Baby Boy! Probably! 2006

  • Seeking to derail the first of three suits filed by women alleging discrimination, a Fresno State attorney told jurors Monday that former volleyball coach Lindy Vivas was fired because her team had "plateaued" -- not because Vivas pushed hard for women's athletics or was rumored to be a lesbian.

    Home 2009

  • 'The rate has plateaued, which is what particular people said in the past that it would do without kerbside.'

    This Is Guernsey 2009

  • In an interview, Sony Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato said one area of concern for holiday sales is the soft economy in North America, where he believes television sales have "plateaued" for the time being.

    Sony Pledges to Corral Inventory Daisuke Wakabayashi 2010

  • It's certainly not a full resolution of all the stories in progress, but those stories are 'plateaued' or put on hold in a manner that does not demand immediate resolution probably why the wait for Feast was not as onerous for many fans as the one for Dance is at the moment.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Adam Whitehead 2010

  • It's certainly not a full resolution of all the stories in progress, but those stories are 'plateaued' or put on hold in a manner that does not demand immediate resolution probably why the wait for Feast was not as onerous for many fans as the one for Dance is at the moment.

    Wertzone Classics: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin Adam Whitehead 2010

  • However, Jon and Daenerys' stories were 'plateaued' at the end of ASoS.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Adam Whitehead 2009

  • However, Jon and Daenerys' stories were 'plateaued' at the end of ASoS.

    A Defence of Dragons, Part 2 Adam Whitehead 2009

  • He said EAA does seem to have "plateaued" in recent years, but the attractions are more spread out during the week, so there's never a decline in traffic.

    The Fond du Lac Reporter Latest Headlines 2010

  • The figure has "plateaued", Cranfield warns, because last year it reached 12.2pc, and the year before it stood at 12pc.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

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