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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
The world might end up ruled by large technology companies that impose their solutions throughout entire continents, leaving little space for homegrown creativity.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Archives on several continents.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
This ambitious tour spans multiple continents, covering several countries and cities with an impressive run of dates.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
The Rare Impact Fund — which was previously held in 2023 and 2024 — has raised more than $20 million and supported 30 nonprofit partners across five continents since its 2020 inception.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 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
This fall, Gen Z travel searches are up 26 percent, with many travelers booking international vacations across all continents.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Until now, tracking these fluctuations required a network of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) stations located on multiple continents.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
His diverse projects have spanned the world on all seven continents, including Antarctica, from operas to the Olympics.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Archives on several continents.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
This ambitious tour spans multiple continents, covering several countries and cities with an impressive run of dates.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
The Rare Impact Fund — which was previously held in 2023 and 2024 — has raised more than $20 million and supported 30 nonprofit partners across five continents since its 2020 inception.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 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
This fall, Gen Z travel searches are up 26 percent, with many travelers booking international vacations across all continents.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Until now, tracking these fluctuations required a network of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) stations located on multiple continents.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
His diverse projects have spanned the world on all seven continents, including Antarctica, from operas to the Olympics.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Sep. 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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Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Continents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continents. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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