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Recent Examples of topography
That long trip — chronicled in books, films, television shows and visual art — combines the American love of the car with the wonder of the country itself: its vast, lonely tracts of land; its changeable and diverse topography; its history, recent and old.
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Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The mountainous topography of the city, a 19th-century southeastern railroad hub that gave rise to heavy industry, can trap pollution in the valley.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
Handmade booklets piled up on table after table, forming vast paper topographies of politics and activism and culture.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, Wired News, 16 June 2025
Local conditions like topography and erosion can lead to faster or slower rates compared to the global average, but overall sea level rise is expected to accelerate in the next century as further greenhouse gas emissions create feedback loops.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
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Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The mountainous topography of the city, a 19th-century southeastern railroad hub that gave rise to heavy industry, can trap pollution in the valley.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
Handmade booklets piled up on table after table, forming vast paper topographies of politics and activism and culture.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, Wired News, 16 June 2025
Local conditions like topography and erosion can lead to faster or slower rates compared to the global average, but overall sea level rise is expected to accelerate in the next century as further greenhouse gas emissions create feedback loops.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topography
Noun
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But there’s barely a trace of any geography in Oasis’ lyrics.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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However, some countries, painfully conscious of geography and history, are racing ahead.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Key to Trump’s sustained political appeal has been his intuitive understanding of American popular culture and the media landscape.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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Wright, however, was madly in love with the United States, specifically its natural landscapes.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Beyond the crater rim, there is this area called Nili Planum, a flat terrain that contains a lot of volcanic minerals, says Valantinas.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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There's topographical maps that are digitized that can be used to identify and characterize the terrain.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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“Topography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topography. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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