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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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Recent Examples of continents
There are many more stories to tell in this universe, many more continents to visit.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
According to its website, the company was founded in 1976 and operates stores in nine countries across three continents.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Cavé also described how his influences stretched across languages and continents.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
His nearly century-long life witnessed world wars, social upheaval and political transformation across multiple continents — providing rich dramatic territory for a film with international appeal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
People across continents might link rainbows with snakes, or see rabbits on the moon, or cast foxes, jackals, and coyotes as tricksters.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The tour began in March of 2023 and saw Swift perform 149 shows across five continents.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour ran from March 2023 through December 2024, spanning 149 shows across five continents.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
The World Cup’s expansion from 24 to 32 teams for the 1998 tournament in France admitted more teams from other continents.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
According to its website, the company was founded in 1976 and operates stores in nine countries across three continents.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Cavé also described how his influences stretched across languages and continents.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
His nearly century-long life witnessed world wars, social upheaval and political transformation across multiple continents — providing rich dramatic territory for a film with international appeal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
People across continents might link rainbows with snakes, or see rabbits on the moon, or cast foxes, jackals, and coyotes as tricksters.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The tour began in March of 2023 and saw Swift perform 149 shows across five continents.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour ran from March 2023 through December 2024, spanning 149 shows across five continents.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
The World Cup’s expansion from 24 to 32 teams for the 1998 tournament in France admitted more teams from other continents.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continents
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The two mainlands themselves are only 55 miles apart where Alaska's Seward Peninsula and Russia's Chukotka Peninsula sit on opposite sides of the Bering Sea.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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With a constellation of eyes in the sky, forecasters could suddenly monitor conditions over oceans and remote landmasses, filling in major gaps in their models and providing an early warning system about potential storms forming far away.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Smyth believes the Lucky pterosaurs and other juvenile Pterodactylus antiquus specimens lived on the landmasses near the lagoons.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Continents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continents. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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