as in chart
an illustration of certain features of a geographical area
a wall map of the United States
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Recent Examples of map
Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
To access the entire list visit the EV charger locations map.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025
Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2025
The map shows the storm could make landfall as soon as midnight Sunday on South Carolina's southeast coast.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Noun
While in the Army at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, I was put in charge of mapping the caves there in case some of the soldiers got lost in one.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
To access the entire list visit the EV charger locations map.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025
Verb
Some of the oldest maps showing a street grid for Louisville were designed by John Corbley and William Pope.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2025
The map shows the storm could make landfall as soon as midnight Sunday on South Carolina's southeast coast.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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The two-minute track that emerged was a joyous, bouncy instrumental with a circus-like keyboard and rubbery guitar groove that became a surprise hit and the first instrumental to top the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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Percent change in the producer price index | May 2019–May 2025 The line chart shows the percent change in the U.S. producer price index between May 2019 and May 2025 for key school supply categories.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Harkins plans to open a second BackLot at Verrado Marketplace, a shopping mall being built in Buckeye.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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By the end of 2025, CATL plans to have 1,000 stations across 31 cities.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Too many projects fail because the architects never designed a quantifiable hypothesis.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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The brush head is designed to clean hard-to-reach areas, helping to prevent gingivitis and cavities.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Pictured above is Indonesia’s mountainous Halmahera rainforest, featuring rugged topography shaped by outpourings from the numerous volcanoes that pockmark the region.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Morris’s new biography tells Butler’s story within America’s story, and examines how the social, political, and historical forces shaped her life and her work.—
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1 July 2025
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“Map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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