Definition of landscapenext
as in geography
the physical features of a region as a whole radar images that map the lunar landscape

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Recent Examples of landscape The cameras can rotate to provide a 360-degree view of the surrounding landscape, while artificial intelligence helps identify potential fire starts. — Steve Large, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The longer postseason could sideline Power Four title games, while putting more strain on players and shrinking the bowl landscape. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Sunlight strikes the lunar landscape along the terminator — the boundary between lunar day and night — throwing mountains and crater rims into strong relief. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Here is how to read the brand landscape before your next string of bookings. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landscape
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Noun
  • Our shared connection to nature crosses geography, generations, and political beliefs.
    — Mary Beth Laughton, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The boundary of life is clearly marked for Austen’s protagonists, in geography as well as in status.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • While this is a real image, false color has been added, which allows scientists to separate different types of vegetation and topography.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into rugged landscape where the topography folds.
    — Andrew Fountain, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hartney recommends reviewing an itinerary’s activity descriptions with an older parent ahead of travel, paying attention to walking distances, terrain, elevation, long days, and how much free time is built in.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Those instruments are to investigate the subsurface structure of Mars, the geomorphology and geology of surface terrains, as well as look at the meteorology of the atmosphere and the radiation environment.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Landscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landscape. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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