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an illustration of certain features of a geographical area
a wall map of the United States
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The new congressional maps proposed by the state’s Democrats, which Proposition 50 will implement, are intended to net the party five additional seats in the House—but their actual impact will still depend on races in those districts.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Proposition 50 statewide results Should California authorize temporary changes to congressional district maps in response to Texas’ partisan redistricting?
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom also won a significant victory when his state’s voters approved Proposition 50, allowing a redrawing of congressional maps to favor Democrats before the 2026 midterms.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The proposal now gives California Democrats the ability to counter Republican efforts to redraw state congressional maps before next year’s elections.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, California is set to redraw its congressional maps, which likely will result in more Democratic seats.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Serbia claims its border runs down the center of the contemporary river; Croatia claims a different border, based on 19th-century land ownership maps, when the river ran a different course.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Campground networks, cellular signals and satellite visibility can all be unpredictable, so keep offline maps downloaded and a secondary way to connect when the unexpected happens.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Without the requirement to protect majority-minority districts, Republicans would have far greater freedom to redraw congressional maps in ways that dilute the voting power of Black and other minority communities—areas that tend to favor Democrats.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The new congressional maps proposed by the state’s Democrats, which Proposition 50 will implement, are intended to net the party five additional seats in the House—but their actual impact will still depend on races in those districts.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Proposition 50 statewide results Should California authorize temporary changes to congressional district maps in response to Texas’ partisan redistricting?
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom also won a significant victory when his state’s voters approved Proposition 50, allowing a redrawing of congressional maps to favor Democrats before the 2026 midterms.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The proposal now gives California Democrats the ability to counter Republican efforts to redraw state congressional maps before next year’s elections.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, California is set to redraw its congressional maps, which likely will result in more Democratic seats.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Serbia claims its border runs down the center of the contemporary river; Croatia claims a different border, based on 19th-century land ownership maps, when the river ran a different course.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Campground networks, cellular signals and satellite visibility can all be unpredictable, so keep offline maps downloaded and a secondary way to connect when the unexpected happens.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maps
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Billboard charts mirrored hip-hop’s cultural expansion in real time.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Commercial Launch Archer has partnered with Abu Dhabi Aviation, which plans to launch a commercial eVTOL service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s second city in the near future.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ford had said the province plans to pay $54 million (about $75 million Canadian) for the ads to air across multiple American television stations using audio and video of Reagan speaking about tariffs in 1987.—
Rob Gillies,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tessa Kluetz Pernell designs interiors that aren’t afraid to make a bold statement.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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Like many others, Wang designs all samples himself, manufactures in Guangzhou and creates some special pieces by hand, which makes for healthier margins than those who import and export samples or products.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What’s next Our findings raise new questions about how beauty shapes influence online.—
Abby Frank,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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What Happens Next How Mamdani shapes the outcome of future elections remains to be seen.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Big Tech now engineers a perpetual state of insecurity by creating relentless technological churn, rendering our skills and safety measures obsolete, only to then sell us the tools to catch up.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.—
Noah Lyons,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Laura is able to shove Cherry hard enough to pry Daniel away from her and lock her in the room, but Cherry jumps out of the balcony, sacrificing her ankle, and maneuvers herself back into the house.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the next part of the scene, Gabriel maneuvers the plane into a roll, forcing Ethan, who is still clinging to the seatbelt, to slam into the side of the plane.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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