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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
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Today, this sandy, shifting landform is a Pennsylvania state park drawing millions of visitors and migrating birds each year.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Each tribe or nation in the region passes down their own oral histories about this spectacular landform, but there are similarities among them.—
Kelsey Olsen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2026
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More recently, Boyd has criticized the elimination of federal programs aimed at helping farmers of color acquire land.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Algae need nitrogen and phosphorus to grow, and the Reflecting Pool is primarily fed by the Potomac River, which gets heavy doses of those nutrients from nearby urban and agricultural lands.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The plans have touched off stiff opposition from neighbors worried about soil erosion, already a problem in an area of steeply sloping topography, and potential well contamination.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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The research, conducted by Francois Berkmans, Ludovic Nys, and Maxence Bigerelle, focuses on how surface metrology—essentially, the texture and topography of a painting’s brushstrokes—can be used like a fingerprint to zero in on the authorship of a particular artwork.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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Some of these questions can be studied by a field called geomorphology, the study of how the Earth’s surface changes, especially by erosion.—
Geoff Emberling,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026
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They are formed from pale gray, jagged mineral rock that UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site 10 years ago because of its exceptional natural beauty and unique geomorphology.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now, an inquiry into why a B-52 Stratofortress crashed Monday shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Fore Base, killing eight, is renewing questions about the 70-year-old planes, their purpose in the rapidly modernizing military landscape and their future.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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As the landscape has grown more competitive, some changes have actually been driven by the studios’ live-action divisions.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Yet the latest round of fighting has underscored the group’s resilience, dragging Lebanon into a regional war and drawing the Israeli military back to a familiar southern Lebanon terrain.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
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This kind of investment can change geography, as Inglewood shows.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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An incredible group of 1,400 Deloitte staff from 33 geographies worked around the clock to maintain real-time visibility across systems, safeguard data and continuously anticipate, identify and resolve cyber threats from multiple angles and platforms each day.—
Mark Price,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Terrane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrane. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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