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Recent Examples of intercontinental
BetMGM has Los Angeles as a field goal favorite at a neutral site, which is suitably close for intercontinental viewership.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
There will also be a men's intercontinental title match, as Dominik Mysterio will defend against Rusev.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In short order, Fort Greely picks up on an intercontinental ballistic-missile launch from somewhere in the Pacific—presumably just a test, and one that will splash down in the Sea of Japan.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Seventh-place Bolivia enters an intercontinental playoff for another slot.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
There will also be a men's intercontinental title match, as Dominik Mysterio will defend against Rusev.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In short order, Fort Greely picks up on an intercontinental ballistic-missile launch from somewhere in the Pacific—presumably just a test, and one that will splash down in the Sea of Japan.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Seventh-place Bolivia enters an intercontinental playoff for another slot.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercontinental
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Recently, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have proposed a transcontinental merger, which would bring a complete coast-to-coast railroad operation to America.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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American Airlines still flies a limited number of international and transcontinental routes with a dedicated first-class cabin, over and above their lie-flat business-class seats, but the airline plans to phase those out in the near future.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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In October 2024, the arrest of prominent Cambodian journalist Mech Dara, who helped expose the human trafficking fueling online scam centers, prompted widespread international concern.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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There would be a symbolic deployment of international forces, and a kind of coördination system between Israel, the United States, and other international forces about any violations of the ceasefire.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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