as in mainland
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
Europe and Asia are sometimes considered together to be one continent
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as in ascetical
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
a religious sect that expects its unmarried members to be completely celibate and its married adherents to maintain continent relationships
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Recent Examples of continent
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Later this year, the singer-songwriter will embark on the Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour, which features more than 50 shows across four continents.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Ian Lenahan, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
Sachs is writing from Malta, where she’s been reporting on restrictions in Europe during a cross-continent trip.
—Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021
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Noun
The Face Off series is the first and only Vietnam franchise to enjoy a four-continent release.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Later this year, the singer-songwriter will embark on the Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour, which features more than 50 shows across four continents.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The cross-continent trek for Rye Riptides, which students and now-retired Rye Junior High School science teacher Sheila Adams stuffed with photos of the Rye students, a facemask with their signatures on it, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters, was conducted with the help of Educational Passages.
—Ian Lenahan, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
Sachs is writing from Malta, where she’s been reporting on restrictions in Europe during a cross-continent trip.
—Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continent
Noun
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Singapore's reputation as a safe harbor for wealthy mainland Chinese families is fading, reversing an inflow that came at the expense of rival wealth hubs like Hong Kong and Japan.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The island moves to its own beat—one that is noticeably slower than life on the mainland.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There are simply many times more people in temperate and tropical countries who may want to go cool for their holidays, than people in the north who have hitherto wanted to heat up during their vacations.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Autumn in this subtly shifting terrain brings temperate days for adventuring and arts festival-hopping — and cool nights for stargazing and firepit lounging.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, the ascetic value of fasting from meat required that the person otherwise enjoy it.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Aug. 2025
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Greens embodied the ascetic lushness of the farm-to-table movement, which, in Northern California, was synonymous with the Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse.—
John Birdsall,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Some have evolved exceedingly specific diets—diets that would put even the most abstemious human to shame.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The solution offered up by some: the sort of abstemious, low-fat, often vegetarian, diets that had been prescribed as lust-control regimens only decades earlier.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Continent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continent. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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