Example Sentences

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The study revealed that when landscapes remain tectonically stable and sea levels stay high, erosion slows significantly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

“The plans to instrument all of Tibet are particularly ambitious and exciting, as this is one of the most tectonically active regions on Earth,” says James Hammond, a seismologist at Birkbeck, University of London.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 17, 2024

“Looking for places where geological activity expels this water, possibly the tectonically active Cerberus Fossae, is an alternative to looking for deep liquids. Planetary protection concerns would need to be addressed.”

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

Earthquakes are common in Sichuan, especially in its mountains in the west, a tectonically active area along the eastern boundary of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2022

Iceland is split down the middle, which makes it tectonically half American and half European.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson