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an illustration of certain features of a geographical area
a wall map of the United States
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Recent Examples of maps
Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Should voters pass the measure, California’s congressional maps would be redrawn in a way meant to boost Democrats with five extra seats.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 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
Newsom and the slew of Democrats campaigning for the measure have emphasized that the state would only temporarily use gerrymandered political maps.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The agency in charge of making maps and looking at Earth is now preparing to do the same for extraterrestrial bodies.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The Brennan Center estimated that this gave Republicans an advantage of around 16 House seats in 2024 compared to fair maps.
—Marc Lampe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The technique gives the viewer the feeling of being engrossed inside the image and is used to great effect in with hundreds of maps and thousands of lithographs, letters and paintings.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Drivers don't use maps, having the directions from station to station memorized during their training.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
But the river’s former course means there are several pockets on the western bank that would belong to Serbia under those older maps.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Should voters pass the measure, California’s congressional maps would be redrawn in a way meant to boost Democrats with five extra seats.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 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
Newsom and the slew of Democrats campaigning for the measure have emphasized that the state would only temporarily use gerrymandered political maps.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The agency in charge of making maps and looking at Earth is now preparing to do the same for extraterrestrial bodies.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The Brennan Center estimated that this gave Republicans an advantage of around 16 House seats in 2024 compared to fair maps.
—Marc Lampe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The technique gives the viewer the feeling of being engrossed inside the image and is used to great effect in with hundreds of maps and thousands of lithographs, letters and paintings.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Drivers don't use maps, having the directions from station to station memorized during their training.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maps
Noun
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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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Instead of flipping the bonus tools out of the knife handle, tying them on an accompanying lanyard, or integrating them into the sheath, KEA designs a hexagonal wheel multitool out of the lanyard attachment point at the base of the handle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to Jimmy Manley, vice president of cultural collaborations and partnerships at Adidas, the Jellyfish spurred a shift in the way the brand designs product.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The question of who shapes the stories that define us is becoming a question of who controls the tools.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the clip, Lecaillier cuts, tapes and shapes her materials until a wonderfully bonkers ostrich begins to take form — complete with flapping wings and a bobbing neck made from little more than determination and a sense of humor.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 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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“Maps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maps. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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