as in chart
an illustration of certain features of a geographical area
a wall map of the United States
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Pennsylvania Trump took to Truth Social in the final week of the race to push election conspiracies in Pennsylvania, arguably the most critical swing state on the electoral map.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
The instrument is often mounted on a plane and used to map ground contours through dense foliage.
—Byandrew Lawler, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Plot each candidate’s best path to victory with CNN’s Road to 270 map.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Pennsylvania Trump took to Truth Social in the final week of the race to push election conspiracies in Pennsylvania, arguably the most critical swing state on the electoral map.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
So, rather than attempt to procure funding to conduct a new survey, Auld-Thomas investigated a hunch: Perhaps another party had already mapped the area.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
The instrument is often mounted on a plane and used to map ground contours through dense foliage.
—Byandrew Lawler, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
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Three of the band’s singles have also re-entered the chart.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Essential Michael Jackson re-enters the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at No. 31 this frame.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Trump praised Milwaukee while campaigning at Discovery World earlier this month and plans to hold a rally at Fiserv Forum later this week.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Late in the season, Demi plans a girls’ trip to Las Vegas that includes VIP tickets to Chippendales, which prompts an alarming conflict between the more traditional Jen and her husband, Zac, whom she’s supported through college and is about to fund through medical school.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2024
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The scene was designed to troll Kamala Harris, whose summertime stint at a McDonald’s during college is fake news, according to Trump.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Michael Graves’s stainless steel pepper mill will stand the test of time (it was first designed for Alessi in 1988, after all).Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thursday that an inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve has dropped to near pre-pandemic levels.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Oracle is still expected to be an active partner in shaping David's new vision for the media-technology hybrid that this new company will be.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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