as in topography
the physical features of a region as a whole
the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city
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Recent Examples of geography
The reason begins with geography.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Research by Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth geography associate professor, found current forecasts imply the 2026-2027 El Niño could be the costliest yet.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Helen has worked for Mars for over a decade in marketing roles across geographies, categories, and brands.
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Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
In healthy individuals, the makeup of the gut microbiome can vary significantly due to factors such as geography, lifestyle, diet and genetics.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for geography
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Research by Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth geography associate professor, found current forecasts imply the 2026-2027 El Niño could be the costliest yet.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Helen has worked for Mars for over a decade in marketing roles across geographies, categories, and brands.
—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
In healthy individuals, the makeup of the gut microbiome can vary significantly due to factors such as geography, lifestyle, diet and genetics.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for geography
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geography
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The plans have touched off stiff opposition from neighbors worried about soil erosion, already a problem in an area of steeply sloping topography, and potential well contamination.
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The research, conducted by Francois Berkmans, Ludovic Nys, and Maxence Bigerelle, focuses on how surface metrology—essentially, the texture and topography of a painting’s brushstrokes—can be used like a fingerprint to zero in on the authorship of a particular artwork.
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Peyton Watson’s free agency landscape Part of Denver’s vision for a team with more shot creation involves Watson, of course.
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But the political landscape in Miami has shifted since then.
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Yet the latest round of fighting has underscored the group’s resilience, dragging Lebanon into a regional war and drawing the Israeli military back to a familiar southern Lebanon terrain.
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But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life.
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“Geography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geography. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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