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
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
These broadcasts use audio from team radios and real-time stats from interactive course maps.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Alex Krasnok,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
Create an agenda that names who does what, and map the route so your thoughtful plan serves the group together.
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Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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Noun
The replacement panels do not include some of detail in the earlier ones, such as a map of slave trade routes and a timeline on slavery.
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Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
These broadcasts use audio from team radios and real-time stats from interactive course maps.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Verb
In plain terms, these sensors may help map weak magnetic fields near steel, cables or electrical conductors.
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Alex Krasnok,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
Create an agenda that names who does what, and map the route so your thoughtful plan serves the group together.
—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for map
Noun
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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Eller, meanwhile, gives Florida another veteran presence down the depth chart.
Verb
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Future projects being planned in the central city for delivery over the next five years will include other office-to-apartment conversions and new housing built from the ground up.
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Lawmakers plan to direct the Department of Finance to present the Legislature with options for how to do that.
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Rather than designing a luxury escape filled with domestic gadgets, the architects have shaped a home that encourages slowing down and reconnecting with nature.
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The new educational panels were designed to replace ones put up in 2010 that told the story of how nine slaves lived in the home along with George and Martha Washington in the 1790s, when Philadelphia was briefly the nation’s capital.
Verb
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Chalsma’s unstinting vociferousness, which sometimes seems over the top, leaves little doubt as to who shaped Coriolanus’ martial character.
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The restaurant originated in Thessaloniki in 2015 and now brings contemporary Greek bistronomy to Santorini with a menu shaped by seasonality, local producers and fishermen.
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“Map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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