Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of topography
Local fire experts say Los Angeles and Durango are similar in topography.
—
David Marston, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Forest managers have to think about everything from funding to topography to social tolerance in surrounding areas.
—Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Aerial of the Pacific Palisades MORE: This is how climate change contributed to the California wildfires
The topography previously shielded the Pacific Palisades from the worst of fires
The Palisades' unique location has protected the most severe wildfires from spreading there.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
As noted above, hilly and mountainous terrain allows deer to use topography to their advantage, but even flatland whitetails find ways to do this.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for topography
David Marston, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Forest managers have to think about everything from funding to topography to social tolerance in surrounding areas.
—Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Aerial of the Pacific Palisades MORE: This is how climate change contributed to the California wildfires
The topography previously shielded the Pacific Palisades from the worst of fires
The Palisades' unique location has protected the most severe wildfires from spreading there.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
As noted above, hilly and mountainous terrain allows deer to use topography to their advantage, but even flatland whitetails find ways to do this.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for topography
Recent Examples of Synonyms for topography
Noun
-
Remote employees felt just as valued as their in-office counterparts, creating a sense of unity that transcended geography.—
Eric Johnson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
-
Kevin Grove, a geography professor at FIU, agrees that the law is pushing academics out of Florida and causing a brain drain.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
At the time, the island was still an agrarian place, where farmers tended rice paddies and raised water buffalos, but the possibility of war was manifest in the landscape.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
-
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
Noun
-
Wind gusts over the higher terrain will be in the upper end of that range.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2025
-
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
Cite this Entry
“Topography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topography. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share