as in continental
going across a continent
the transcontinental railroad a six-hour transcontinental flight
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The Overture would make those trips possible with a cruise speed of Mach 1.7 that could slash the duration of a transcontinental flight by up to half.
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Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Among the group’s members was James Banning, who in 1932 made history with Thomas C. Allen, becoming the first Black pilots to conduct a transcontinental flight.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
The rotating lantern was installed in the late 1920s to assist transcontinental aviation.
—Karl Mondon, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
This premium transcontinental route can be quite expensive, and business-class seats routinely go for upwards of $1,000 per direction.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
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Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Among the group’s members was James Banning, who in 1932 made history with Thomas C. Allen, becoming the first Black pilots to conduct a transcontinental flight.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
The rotating lantern was installed in the late 1920s to assist transcontinental aviation.
—Karl Mondon, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
This premium transcontinental route can be quite expensive, and business-class seats routinely go for upwards of $1,000 per direction.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for transcontinental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcontinental
continental
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The team’s ticket to the Club World Cup party was anything but controversial, dominating that continental competition and easily beating MLS visitors Columbus Crew 3-0 in the final last June.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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In a dramatic twist, the bank lost its crown as continental Europe’s most valuable lender by market capitalization to Spanish giant Santander in mid-April. - CNBC’s Ganesh Rao contributed to this report.—
Ruxandra Iordache,April Roach,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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“Transcontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcontinental. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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