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Recent Examples of terrane
The volcanic plains on the near side of the moon are home to a group of elements including potassium, rare earth elements, phosphorous among others – known as Procellarum KREEP terrane (PKT) that is rare elsewhere on the moon.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
Beyond that is hilly terrane that is mostly volcanic material that make up most of the surface of Mars.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2021
Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
Beyond that is hilly terrane that is mostly volcanic material that make up most of the surface of Mars.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrane
Noun
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The Earth’s continents and landforms are always changing thanks to the tectonic plates.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
16 Jan. 2026
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The reconstruction resolves features at the mesoscale — about 1.2 to 18.6 miles (2 to 30 km) — meaning that smaller landforms remain beyond its reach.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An alternative, audacious vision for a new Bears stadium is one that starts with the vacant land on the South Side where the Michael Reese hospital once stood.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And with large tracts of government land outside town, there's plenty of room for more camps.—
Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Looking down on the airfield below, I was struck by the forbidding topography.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Authorities have conducted search and rescue efforts by ground and air, but these can be challenging in southern Arizona with uneven topography, limited visibility and temperature changes.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Models of future sea level rise generally hover around a meter (3 feet) within the next 100 years, but factors like how much of the ice caps will melt, water temperatures, oceanic currents, tidal range, coastal geomorphology and land subsidence can affect local sea levels.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Scientific research on topics ranging from biology to geomorphology to climate and astrophysics happens in and around the station.—
Margaret Osborne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Sep. 2023
Noun
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In 1906, efforts to combine the desert landscapes led to a proposal to make New Mexico and Arizona into a single state, but Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected this idea and continued to fight for their own statehood.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Which Wuthering Heights best matches the story’s jagged, haunting landscape to the fighting spirit of its central lovers?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The birds can navigate complex terrain, squeeze through tight spaces, and fly in weather that often grounds small drones.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Tahoe/Sierra snow totals could be 10 to 18 inches for higher terrain between 7,000 and 8,000 feet.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The fact that the Texas border and the US border are the same is a matter of geography not sovereignty.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Middle East has an opportunity to leapfrog others and become a leading tech hub, with numerous advantages other geographies can only dream of.—
Judah Taub,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Terrane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrane. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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