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Recent Examples of topography
In the course of sixteen months, from 1914 to 1915, the Routledges and their crew crisscrossed the island on horseback, worked closely with an influential islander named Tepano Ramo a Veriamo, and produced a pioneering survey of Rapa Nui’s topography and monuments.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Yorgason noted that there would be an open grassy area just shy of 2 acres, and that the Foothills’ topography did not allow for a site big enough for a full soccer field.
—Rose Evans
january 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
But while this new IFPA map reveals unprecedented details about Antarctica's hidden topography, there is still room for greater precision.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
There are marine and estuary topographies, cypresses, and mangroves.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Yorgason noted that there would be an open grassy area just shy of 2 acres, and that the Foothills’ topography did not allow for a site big enough for a full soccer field.
—Rose Evans
january 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
But while this new IFPA map reveals unprecedented details about Antarctica's hidden topography, there is still room for greater precision.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
There are marine and estuary topographies, cypresses, and mangroves.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topography
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For example, World Economic Forum analysis indicates that only 10 countries are expected to be able to host the Winter Olympic Games by 2040, underscoring how rapidly climate constraints are narrowing the geography of global sport.—
Sebastian Buckup,
Time,
7 Feb. 2026
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Its infrastructure allows for a level of universal monitoring and rapid intervention that the United States, with its vast geography and fragmented private-public insurance models, simply cannot match.—
Michael Thwing,
STAT,
6 Feb. 2026
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In 1906, efforts to combine the desert landscapes led to a proposal to make New Mexico and Arizona into a single state, but Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected this idea and continued to fight for their own statehood.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Which Wuthering Heights best matches the story’s jagged, haunting landscape to the fighting spirit of its central lovers?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The birds can navigate complex terrain, squeeze through tight spaces, and fly in weather that often grounds small drones.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Tahoe/Sierra snow totals could be 10 to 18 inches for higher terrain between 7,000 and 8,000 feet.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Topography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topography. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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