as in continent
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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Recent Examples of landmass
But in New Zealand, thanks to its low population density, the skies have remained surprisingly dark, and over 96 percent of its landmass still has views of the Milky Way at night.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
In an age where nearly every inch of the world’s landmass has been mapped, examples of terra nullius are exceedingly rare.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The area represents just 3% of Gaza's tiny landmass, and many can't afford the high cost of traveling there, let alone a tent to sleep in.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
With a constellation of eyes in the sky, forecasters could suddenly monitor conditions over oceans and remote landmasses, filling in major gaps in their models and providing an early warning system about potential storms forming far away.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
In an age where nearly every inch of the world’s landmass has been mapped, examples of terra nullius are exceedingly rare.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The area represents just 3% of Gaza's tiny landmass, and many can't afford the high cost of traveling there, let alone a tent to sleep in.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
With a constellation of eyes in the sky, forecasters could suddenly monitor conditions over oceans and remote landmasses, filling in major gaps in their models and providing an early warning system about potential storms forming far away.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmass
Noun
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At the northeast corner of the Sahara Desert, its vast wilderness marks the final leg on the African continent for those fleeing war, persecution, and lack of opportunity in search of a better life.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Astrotourism continues to be one of the world's leading trends, and many travelers make big plans to cross oceans and continents just to experience auroras, meteor showers, and some of the darkest night skies in the world.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hsieh was born in Taiwan in 1950, a year after the Kuomintang, until recently China’s ruling party, fled Mao Zedong and the mainland, and set up shop in Taipei.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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