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Recent Examples of topography
Watch On Eclipse planning for Morocco and Algeria With a complex topography that significantly influences cloud cover and wind, Morocco and northern Algeria present slight challenges.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Researchers used a combination of high-resolution satellite topography, paleoenvironmental data, and new drill core samples to reconstruct a map of the ancient Sumerian coast.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
The application of color over this varied topography requires precise control to ensure consistency across different surfaces and finishes.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But when extreme rainfall encounters the mountainous topography, water is rapidly channeled into low-lying areas and can wash out the region’s many creeks and streams.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Researchers used a combination of high-resolution satellite topography, paleoenvironmental data, and new drill core samples to reconstruct a map of the ancient Sumerian coast.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
The application of color over this varied topography requires precise control to ensure consistency across different surfaces and finishes.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But when extreme rainfall encounters the mountainous topography, water is rapidly channeled into low-lying areas and can wash out the region’s many creeks and streams.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topography
Noun
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Yet this success story is tested by the realities of geography.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The sample was nationally reflective within the aforementioned parameters, including a balanced sample of gender, race & ethnicity, geography, and income.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Schools, churches, small shops that survived the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed over 300,000 are now a pile of rubble, part of the apocalyptic landscape left behind by the retreating forces that control almost all of Haiti’s capital.—
Johnny Fils-Aimé,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Crews are carefully scouring the landscape for any spot fires from that may occur.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aviation resources and hand crews will play a primary role due to steep, rocky terrain and limited dozer access.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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For engineers and designers, this framework is like giving a GPS map through the complex terrain of foam design—saving months of trial-and-error testing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Topography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topography. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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