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Recent Examples of topography
The most famous of its coastal towns may be places like Wilmington and the Outer Banks barrier islands located off the mainland’s eastern edge, but there are dozens of other waterfront towns carved into the Tar Heel State’s topography.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Built specifically for mapping underwater topography in rivers, ponds and coastal areas, the Navigator is changing the game for environmental monitoring.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Few other major population centers directly abut such dramatic topography.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
At the moon’s poles, even small variations in topography can make for significant differences in surface temperature—as demonstrated neatly by Chandrayaan-3’s landing site measurements.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Built specifically for mapping underwater topography in rivers, ponds and coastal areas, the Navigator is changing the game for environmental monitoring.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Few other major population centers directly abut such dramatic topography.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
At the moon’s poles, even small variations in topography can make for significant differences in surface temperature—as demonstrated neatly by Chandrayaan-3’s landing site measurements.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topography
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The Beverly Center, with its futuristic, Pompidou-style escalator on the outside, was at least as important in my childhood geography as the Hollywood sign.—
Chris Wallace,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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In a world of ever-expanding and changing product portfolios, new service lines, new customers and new geographies, keeping up with the creation of knowledge to help customers help themselves, empower agents and enable AI agents is no small task.—
Adrian Swinscoe,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Remote Lands has a slate of private jet expeditions that will traverse UNESCO World Heritage Sites, stunning landscapes, and vibrant cities.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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Tomkins added her own touch to the landscape, which comprises pleasantly untamed gardens on a wooded knoll with seasonal views of the nearby Hudson River.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Consider the shoes Photo: Getty Images A dressy beach shoe is certainly a tricky sartorial challenge, given you will likely be walking on sandy terrain.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Topography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topography. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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