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
Your mix of microbes shifts with diet, geography and even the day, so measuring it against an ideal that does not exist tells you very little.
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Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
His planning experience across industries and geographies has shaped a practical understanding of how forecast outputs are applied in business settings, where accuracy affects inventory, service levels, and day-to-day operations.
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Karen Koehler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Extel’s coverage includes sales teams, trading teams, brokers, analysts, fund managers and investor relations teams across all geographies and asset classes.
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Ian King,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
The ice solution Solar power has long had a geography problem.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
His planning experience across industries and geographies has shaped a practical understanding of how forecast outputs are applied in business settings, where accuracy affects inventory, service levels, and day-to-day operations.
—
Karen Koehler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Extel’s coverage includes sales teams, trading teams, brokers, analysts, fund managers and investor relations teams across all geographies and asset classes.
—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
The ice solution Solar power has long had a geography problem.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 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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Now, an inquiry into why a B-52 Stratofortress crashed Monday shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Fore Base, killing eight, is renewing questions about the 70-year-old planes, their purpose in the rapidly modernizing military landscape and their future.
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As the landscape has grown more competitive, some changes have actually been driven by the studios’ live-action divisions.
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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 26 Jun. 2026.
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