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Recent Examples of intercontinental
Mysterio is now a double champion and has been on fire since initially winning the intercontinental title at WrestleMania 41.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Some meet peacefully during small-scale migrations; others collide in violent intercontinental conquest.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
This architecture was devised during the Cold War and is optimized for nuclear conflict and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
This result means Bolivia finishes in seventh position in the table and will play in the intercontinental playoff phase in March 2026.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Some meet peacefully during small-scale migrations; others collide in violent intercontinental conquest.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
This architecture was devised during the Cold War and is optimized for nuclear conflict and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
This result means Bolivia finishes in seventh position in the table and will play in the intercontinental playoff phase in March 2026.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercontinental
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The town dates back to the 1860s, when Union Pacific's nearby coal deposits lured thousands of immigrant laborers to the mines and railyards as the company neared the completion of the transcontinental railroad.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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The partnership is aimed at strengthening the companies' services as the freight rail industry becomes increasingly competitive — particularly as Union Pacific moves ahead with its plans to acquire Norfolk Southern to create a transcontinental railroad.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Arteta ended this block of matches before the international break by being adventurous against both Newcastle and West Ham, despite slightly different personnel making up that midfield unit.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Duran said if a homeowner must leave the country, title companies can handle the paperwork and international money transfers.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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