as in land
a natural feature (such as a mountain or valley) of the Earth's surface
These landforms were created by glaciers.
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Recent Examples of landform
Rose is stoked to see how insights from predictive artificial intelligence impact play while also offering a glimpse into future applications—like preemptively assessing how even subtle architectural changes, from adding trees to adjusting landforms, will affect scoring.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Over long periods of time, this process results in the creation of new land, often in the general shape of a triangle - hence this landform has the name ‘delta’ after the Greek letter (see image of Nile Delta, below at right).
—Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Whereas Irwin’s geometric interventions, Zewde read in the late artist’s writings, were intended to echo the passage of trains parallel to the Hudson, her curvaceous landforms will bend the axis perpendicular to the water.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
The connection to contemporary art also informs the design of the bottle, which was inspired by the curving landforms of Charles Jencks’ Cells of Life at Jupiter Artland.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mike Dojc, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Over long periods of time, this process results in the creation of new land, often in the general shape of a triangle - hence this landform has the name ‘delta’ after the Greek letter (see image of Nile Delta, below at right).
—Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Whereas Irwin’s geometric interventions, Zewde read in the late artist’s writings, were intended to echo the passage of trains parallel to the Hudson, her curvaceous landforms will bend the axis perpendicular to the water.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
The connection to contemporary art also informs the design of the bottle, which was inspired by the curving landforms of Charles Jencks’ Cells of Life at Jupiter Artland.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landform
Noun
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Many farmers are leasing land for clean power projects, generating stable income streams that help sustain agricultural economies and keep land in the family for future generations.—
Martin Hermann,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The new sale follows the recent opening of the Chicago Fire Football Club’s training facility, which sits on 23 acres of land that CHA has leased to the team.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Noun
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And the landscape where your house is, is that different?—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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The evening news landscape remains highly competitive, as networks trumpet any spike in viewership or indication of movement.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 June 2025
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“Landform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landform. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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