terranes

plural of terrane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for terranes
Noun
  • The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The landforms at the preserve are remnants of glaciation.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The federal government is obligated by treaty to fund services such as healthcare and education to tribal nations in exchange for the government taking tribal lands in the 1800s.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Fort Worth was the historical homeland of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, whose people lived, hunted, and migrated through lands today called North Texas.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Terranes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terranes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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