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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Noun
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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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And that’s because Carlos Santana, who had the foresight not to name a band in honor of his rhythm section, made the song his own and ran it up the pop charts.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Eventually, the company plans to send 320 cases a month, or about 3,840 a year, to DOAH judges through 2027, according to a funding proposal approved by the company’s governing board last year.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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Florida plans on launching a six-month test run of the new accreditation process with six universities this December, according to the agency’s business plan approved unanimously by the Board of Governors in the Friday meeting.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Instead, cleaning stainless steel requires a little extra TLC and a strategy designed specifically for this material.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Schwab probes notions of female rage, hunger, and love, using the notion of immortality to interrogate the sacrifices women must make in a world designed for their oppression.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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For those who aren’t familiar, Miss Major is a trans elder who has led and shaped trans and gender-non-conforming people’s fight for a just, inclusive world in too many ways to count.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Growing up in a tiny New Hampshire town, her life has been shaped by a deep desire to make it to the city that never sleeps — and now, that dream has finally become real.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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