subduction
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Noun
- A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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| 1 | education | 4 | 214 |
| 2 | section | 2 | 189 |
| 3 | reduction | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | subsection | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | deduction | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | subtraction | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | induction | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | diction | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | subscription | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | auction | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | seduction | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | substitution | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | abduction | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | suction | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | subduing | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | abductions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | subluxation | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | abducting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | subluxations | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | substation | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | subjecting | 3 | 0 |
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This Word in the News:
Could tears in tectonic plates mean good news for Oregon when it comes to ‘the really big one’?
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Ozette Lake: A natural seismograph along the northern Cascadia Subduction Zone (Video)
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Feb 17, 2026 USGS (.gov)
Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Apart off the Pacific Northwest—and That’s Not Necessarily Bad News
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Sep 30, 2025 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory