landform

as in land
a natural feature (such as a mountain or valley) of the Earth's surface These landforms were created by glaciers.

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Recent Examples of landform Over long periods of time, this process results in the creation of new land, often in the general shape of a triangle - hence this landform has the name ‘delta’ after the Greek letter (see image of Nile Delta, below at right). Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 The connection to contemporary art also informs the design of the bottle, which was inspired by the curving landforms of Charles Jencks’ Cells of Life at Jupiter Artland. Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Rose is stoked to see how insights from predictive artificial intelligence impact play while also offering a glimpse into future applications—like preemptively assessing how even subtle architectural changes, from adding trees to adjusting landforms, will affect scoring. Mike Dojc, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Over long periods of time, this process results in the creation of new land, often in the general shape of a triangle - hence this landform has the name ‘delta’ after the Greek letter (see image of Nile Delta, below at right). Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landform
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Noun
  • There’s a certain romanticism that lies at the heart of these remarkable gins, something conjured, perhaps, by that dramatic meeting of land and sea.
    Camille Berry, Vogue, 15 July 2025
  • Since the end of the Cold War, these munitions have given the U.S. near-total dominance on land, sea, and air.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • In a business landscape that rewards focus over diversification, sometimes the most powerful strategic move is knowing when to cut your losses and double down on what works.
    Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Wildfires are a natural part of Southern California’s landscape, but more people are crowding into areas that are primed to burn, and the danger zones are widening.
    Umair Irfan, Wired News, 19 July 2025

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“Landform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landform. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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