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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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Many residents in Minnesota are doubtful of Homan’s claim that federal immigration authorities are preparing a drawdown plan for law enforcement in the state.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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The philanthropy started by Bill and Melinda French Gates will shutter in 2045 and has plans to make a record $9 billion in donations this year while remaining primarily focused on health care and disease research.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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The possible dichotomy between ground plan and volumetric form has never been more apparent to me.—
Martin Filler,
The New York Review of Books,
22 May 2023
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“Relief map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relief%20map. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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