as in topography
the physical features of a region as a whole
the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city
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Recent Examples of geography
No dish cuts across income, class, and geography quite like this combination of Mexican and American culture.
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Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Tariffs on consumer products like bourbon generate news headlines and disproportionately hit specific geographies, inflicting a lot of political pain at a limited cost.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The library’s collection encompasses all of La Jolla and is divided into sections by geography and subject matter.
—Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
The Aurora Police Department currently splits its efforts among different beats, which similar to Aurora City Council wards divide up the city based on geography and police calls, and these will also be considered under the study to see if changes need to be made, Rowley said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Tariffs on consumer products like bourbon generate news headlines and disproportionately hit specific geographies, inflicting a lot of political pain at a limited cost.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The library’s collection encompasses all of La Jolla and is divided into sections by geography and subject matter.
—Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
The Aurora Police Department currently splits its efforts among different beats, which similar to Aurora City Council wards divide up the city based on geography and police calls, and these will also be considered under the study to see if changes need to be made, Rowley said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geography
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Other pieces of information were not presented, such as a rendering showing the topography of the house in relation to the site and an image depicting how the house would look among its neighbors.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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The French island’s runway is longer than Saba’s, at 2,119 feet, but local topography means the approach into Saint Barth is a challenging and dramatic one.—
Johanna Read,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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In a landscape where female athletes are finally receiving long-overdue recognition, her voice—thoughtful, authentic, and unapologetic—represents not just where women’s basketball is now, but where it’s headed next.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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The landscape here is a mix of desert scrub and pine and oak forests.—
Marina P. Asins,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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Wind gusts over the higher terrain will be in the upper end of that range.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2025
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This configuration makes for fast and efficient travel over smooth terrain, or even for swimming across bodies of water.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Geography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geography. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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