orogeny
noun
orog·e·ny
ȯ-ˈrä-jə-nē 
: the process of mountain formation especially by folding of the earth's crust
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But today’s most visible on-the-ground evidence of the colliding land masses are the mountain ranges running from Georgia to Maine that arose during the Appalachian orogeny.
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Washington Post,
4 June 2021
That continental smash-up is called the Alleghanian orogeny.
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Ken Jennings,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 July 2017
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Washington Post,
4 June 2021
That continental smash-up is called the Alleghanian orogeny.
—
Ken Jennings,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 July 2017
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“Orogeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orogeny. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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