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Recent Examples of topography
In Margate, Turner experimented with materials like cloth, knives, and even bread to create the mottled topography of his paintings.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Get lost in learning in Fountain Valley Want to feel more confident about using a compass and topography map?
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
This is different from mapping, which can measure seafloor topography with or without visual data collection.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
The rumpled topography creates a range of microclimates and expressions.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Get lost in learning in Fountain Valley Want to feel more confident about using a compass and topography map?
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
This is different from mapping, which can measure seafloor topography with or without visual data collection.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
The rumpled topography creates a range of microclimates and expressions.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topography
Noun
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But behind that mantra is a complex commitment to meeting the emotional, cultural, and narrative needs of Black women across generations and geographies.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 May 2025
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Equity and Access Many midlife women face healthcare disparities based on race, income or geography.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The fossil pollen shows how ancient societies transformed their landscapes, and how ecosystems responded, providing more evidence and explanations for other historical accounts.—
Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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The consequences are increasingly visible across the landscape: small private colleges shuttering operations, regional public universities desperately seeking merger partners, and even centuries-old institutions teetering on financial cliffs.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Your Immediate Environment This is the terrain directly around you—your team, department and closest colleagues.—
John Pierce,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Adam lives in a small town in the French-speaking province, a terrain that’s relatively picturesque although the main road snakes through an area that’s clearly seen some serious industrial abuse, leaving the ground devoid of all plant life.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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“Topography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topography. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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