Thesaurus results for MAPS

maps 1 of 2

noun

plural of map

as in charts

an illustration of certain features of a geographical area a wall map of the United States

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verb

present tense third-person singular of map

as in plans

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Recent Examples of maps

Noun

Each entry includes room types, rates, dining options, reservation information, maps, pet policies, and the authors' recommendations on which rooms are worth requesting. — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Israel's military indicated this zone of control in maps distributed to aid groups, which were shared with NPR. — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 July 2026 The guy selling star maps on Hollywood Boulevard knows how to locate the homes of Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon—forget that both died years ago— but has no idea where Hamm might reside. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026 More than 20,000 customers were without power after powerful thunderstorms rolled through the Kansas City metro early Thursday, according to utility companies’ outage maps. — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake. — William B. Davis, New York Times, 9 July 2026 From musty star maps to ratty psychics, the movie so adores Los Angeles that Thomas Lennon’s hair stylist character is a riff on local billboard king Chaz Dean. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 South Miami-Dade, which the Trust maps as between Kendall Drive and the Monroe County line, saw a 4% increase in unsheltered homelessness. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 The performance seemed designed to suggest that, away from the cameras, the Russian leader spends his time hunched over maps of the battlefield. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maps

Noun

His London residency has led to several hits in his catalog resurging on the charts.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
According to Wired, Spotify removed over 500,000 artificial streams that the track had accumulated, pushing it down to fourth place from number one in the charts.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026

Definition of charts

Verb

The club also plans to build a training facility for both the men’s and women’s team to use.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
Paxton’s campaign declined to elaborate on which debates Paxton plans to participate in and whether they’ll be televised.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of plans

Verb

Fukasawa, who is famous for his Wall-Mounted CD Player for Muji and Hiroshima chair for Japanese firm Maruni, also designs products for Alessi.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Some build it for others, like K2 Space, which designs unusually large, low-cost satellite buses sized for the heavy lift Starship is meant to unlock.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of designs

Verb

McKinney emphasizes that true global leadership requires understanding how culture shapes decisions, self-reflection, and actively leveraging differences as a strategic asset.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The Gulf Stream, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean and shapes the climate in the United States as well as Western Europe, is part of that system.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of shapes

Verb

When Gilla Band hit the road, their front-of-house guy drives, Fox also engineers, Kiely sells merch, and Faulkner runs tech.

— Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026