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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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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Newsweek has visualized Stein's potential impact in maps and charts.Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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All three seasons have reached Netflix’s top-10 charts in over 80 countries, with the most recent season reportedly hitting 2.4 billion minutes watched in its first full week of availability.Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Make sure to plan some all-day sits during this window.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group plans to continue to hold discussions with industry players into next year.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Plans and Prices Dropbox has four business tiers, each designed for a different productivity type.Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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None of them are specifically designed for skiing, winter biking, or any other high-output activity.Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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But both sisters know in their bones that the book that obsessed their famous astronaut father — whose influence shaped their lives — is more than one dead white guy’s diary.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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First, as in Trump’s first term (and as in all presidential administrations), personnel will shape policy, and various factions will jockey for influence—some with radical ideas about transforming the administrative state and American foreign policy, others with more conventional views.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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