INTERCONTINENTAL Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

intercontinental

adjective

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as in transcontinental

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Recent Examples of intercontinental China last conducted a missile test in the Pacific two years ago, firing an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead, the first since 1980. — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 China last conducted a missile test in the Pacific two years ago, then firing an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 Eurovision will continue its intercontinental expansion in 2027 by allowing Canada to compete, according to the BBC. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026 The Pony Express is remembered for its speed of its service, its 24-hour relay of riders, and as the fastest route of communication between the East and West until the arrival of the intercontinental telegraph. — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for intercontinental

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During much of the 2010s, Beijing poured billions of dollars into in Latin American infrastructure, such as ports, massive dams, and even a transcontinental railway meant to link Peru’s Pacific coast to Brazil’s Atlantic.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
The push westward On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met in Promontory, Utah – uniting their two tracks and making the transcontinental railroad whole.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

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First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Ten years on, the Philippines' landmark victory against China in the South China Sea Arbitration remains a critical international legal precedent.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

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