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Recent Examples of intercontinental
But soon, their typical routine is abruptly interrupted when an unidentified intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is detected.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang that included foreign leaders.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
BetMGM has Los Angeles as a field goal favorite at a neutral site, which is suitably close for intercontinental viewership.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 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
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang that included foreign leaders.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
BetMGM has Los Angeles as a field goal favorite at a neutral site, which is suitably close for intercontinental viewership.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercontinental
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That gives the company the distinction of offering more transcontinental lie-flat seats from South Florida than any other carrier, JetBlue touted in a press release.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has also called for Israel's sports teams to be suspended from international competition.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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For Arsenal, the international break comes at a good time.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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