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mapping

verb

Definition of mappingnext
present participle of map
as in planning

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  1. planning
  2. designing
  3. shaping
  4. engineering
Verb
  • As talks between the two sides continue — with the expectation that the situation could come to a head as soon as Sunday night — antimerger activists are planning a series of rallies in Oakland, Los Angeles and New York.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Weida, a passenger on the bus, was planning to celebrate his 32nd birthday with his family this Saturday.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of planning
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  • Her research includes designing offshore systems for recovering critical resources from the ocean.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The company’s origin story is that the Saudi Crown Prince steered them into designing something unlike any other car.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of designing
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  • The concern is accuracy while injured, medicated, or uncertain, not shaping a story.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Quilling involves rolling, shaping and gluing thin strips of paper to create flowers, monograms and other designs.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • Nanoscale engineering with interfacial design The research team solved this trade-off by engineering an ultra-thin scaffold.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But the Philharmonic’s actual principal trumpet player, Chris Martin (no relation to the Coldplay singer), says Dudamel has a natural instinct for when to pivot from engineering to philosophy, passion, and metaphor.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of engineering
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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mapping. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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