Definition of landscapenext
as in geography
the physical features of a region as a whole radar images that map the lunar landscape

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Recent Examples of landscape The video distribution landscape will likely look completely different in the near future, with certain players not surviving the shift. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Jan. 2026 Tarantino’s primary influence here is the Spaghetti Western, reflected in the film’s stunning landscape photography and operatic sense of destiny. Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026 These factors are also helping to shape the wider borrowing rate landscape and significantly impacting home equity lending options, namely home equity loans and HELOCs. Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026 Imagine the Los Angeles sports landscape in a shoebox, with most of it focused in the downtown area with the Lakers and the Dodgers. Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landscape
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Noun
  • The two North American nations also share a deep cultural heritage and a common geography.
    Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,000 islands – a geography often described as a dream of clear waters and remote hideaways.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Sugar played a large part in this, but coffee and indigo also benefited from the versatile topography of Saint-Domingue.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The epic topography of the land reflects the groundbreaking discovery, as the area boasts monumental archaeological finds from the Early Neolithic and into the Bronze Age, such as the village just uncovered.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The watershed also is situated on relatively flat, low-lying and porous terrain, enabling higher tides to penetrate deeper into the freshwater marshes through the vast network of canals that holds the watershed together.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • To assist in the rescue, the California Highway Patrol deployed a helicopter equipped with skids, specialized landing gear designed for rough terrain.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Landscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landscape. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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