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Recent Examples of relief map
The line between light and dark — the terminator — cuts right down the middle tonight, causing long shadows to stretch across the lunar plains, making every bump and ridge stand out like a black-and-white relief map.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Lidar shaded relief map of the Porcelain Basin and Back Basin areas of Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, with the orange star indicating the location of a new thermal pool.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing landslides in the area of Yankee Jim Canyon, Montana.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
The bumps and ridges formed by the embroidery are like a relief map of a battered woman’s soul.
—Diane Bernard, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
The Grand Canyon map was the largest and most time-consuming relief map Tóth worked on during his 22 years at National Geographic.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019
Shaded relief map showing the relative geographic location of sill and dike intrusion under Eyjafjallajökull (left) and the model for the depths and shapes of intrusion under the volcano (right).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2010
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Lidar shaded relief map of the Porcelain Basin and Back Basin areas of Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, with the orange star indicating the location of a new thermal pool.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing landslides in the area of Yankee Jim Canyon, Montana.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
The bumps and ridges formed by the embroidery are like a relief map of a battered woman’s soul.
—Diane Bernard, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
The Grand Canyon map was the largest and most time-consuming relief map Tóth worked on during his 22 years at National Geographic.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019
Shaded relief map showing the relative geographic location of sill and dike intrusion under Eyjafjallajökull (left) and the model for the depths and shapes of intrusion under the volcano (right).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relief map
Noun
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Crude prices spiked above $110 per barrel Monday morning after several Middle East energy producers announced plans to cut output.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2026
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Provost is expected to lay out a plan to slash expenses at a strategy day near Paris, including using more technology from Chinese partner Geely to lower development costs.—
Albertina Torsoli,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Room for Disagreement Faragasso, of the Institute for Science and International Security, argued a Special Operations ground plan would be far too dangerous and complex, making the option less likely for the US.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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In this original usage, it was associated with concepts like designs, ground plans, and sketches—flat forms to be realized as physical structures.—
Leo Kim,
WIRED,
5 Sep. 2023
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“Relief map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relief%20map. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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