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a natural feature (such as a mountain or valley) of the Earth's surface
These landforms were created by glaciers.
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Recent Examples of landforms
Today, meteorologists can take a pandemoniac system — Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and landforms — and make accurate forecasts up to two weeks into the future.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
One of the highest-priority landforms was Orientale Basin.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Shinomiya pays detailed attention to everything on screen, crafting not just the faces and emotions of the characters, but also all the other creatures, natural landforms and skies of this story world.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
The Earth’s continents and landforms are always changing thanks to the tectonic plates.
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Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
16 Jan. 2026
By studying lake sediments, soil layers, and nearby landforms, researchers determined the ancient lake’s size and shape and how the climate changed.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
The landforms at the preserve are remnants of glaciation.
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Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
One of the highest-priority landforms was Orientale Basin.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Shinomiya pays detailed attention to everything on screen, crafting not just the faces and emotions of the characters, but also all the other creatures, natural landforms and skies of this story world.
—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
The Earth’s continents and landforms are always changing thanks to the tectonic plates.
—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
16 Jan. 2026
By studying lake sediments, soil layers, and nearby landforms, researchers determined the ancient lake’s size and shape and how the climate changed.
—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
The landforms at the preserve are remnants of glaciation.
—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landforms
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CharlotteFive lands in inboxes every weekday with the food, drink and lifestyle news worth knowing.
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This includes new lands and attractions at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and as a direct result, Disney will continue to partner with suppliers and small businesses across the country to bring these new experiences to life.
Noun
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Some became stockmen, learning to ride settlers’ horses and using their deep knowledge of the land to muster cattle on horseback across vast landscapes.
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Most landscapes do not need pesticides to thrive, so put away the chemicals.
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“Landforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landforms. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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