Thesaurus results for MAPS

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noun

plural of map

as in charts

an illustration of certain features of a geographical area a wall map of the United States

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verb

present tense third-person singular of map

as in plans

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Recent Examples of maps

Noun

The name began appearing on European explorers' maps in the 1660s. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Seeing the world through old maps The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century. — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 To do it, Markovic’s team will look at how dark matter bends the light of hundreds of millions of galaxies to create maps of its structure. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The court has held that maps can be redrawn for partisan reasons. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The gravel runway is nearly 4,000 feet long and is located on the slope of a more-than-2,300-foot-high mountain, according to FAA maps. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The incident happened at an intersection that is a mix of businesses and apartments, maps show. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 Solomon, a physician who helped lead the social mobilization effort with UNICEF, spent days poring over maps of India’s towns and cities, strategizing how to turn homes marked with X’s (unvaccinated) into P’s (vaccinated). — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 These guardrails have long constrained the drawing of congressional maps. — Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maps

Noun

Getty Images for Coachella Last week, Karol G returned to the Billboard charts with her new album, No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, her sixth full-length.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Directed by Yan Lanouette Turgeon, the film stars Remi Goulet as the F1 car legend and charts his ascent to the dizzying heights of elite car racing, well before Villeneuve’s tragic death at Zolder in 1982.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of charts

Verb

But the company eventually plans to open-source the standard, which means any device manufacturer in any industry will be able to adopt it.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Heat limits chip performance The aerospace and defense firm plans to integrate diamond directly into advanced semiconductor devices.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of plans

Verb

Samba has ties to the Brazilian Carnival tradition, so Anna picks out a floral fabric and designs a skirt with feather-style panels that will move around with the dancer.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Katie Becker, chief creative officer of Arc’teryx, said the brand designs products to perform for the long term.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of designs

Verb

Its price shapes inflation and household spending, making virtually every investor exposed to its swings directly or otherwise, said market watchers.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Trustworthiness beliefs also aren’t the only thing that shapes whether someone follows expert advice.

— John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of shapes

Verb

When Gilla Band hit the road, their front-of-house guy drives, Fox also engineers, Kiely sells merch, and Faulkner runs tech.

— Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of engineers

Verb

The 23-foot Winnebago EKKO moves awkwardly, changing direction every few seconds as Bernert carefully maneuvers it into position.

— Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Crystal’s fluid staging, full of agile and vibrant design choices, smoothly maneuvers the action.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026