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
The most profound invasion would occur in Everglades National Park, which stands to lose close to half of its landmass.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Cratons are the oldest and most stable blocks of the continent that have endured for billions of years, forming a base upon which landmasses rest.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
April 1, 2025 See more Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX shared a video taken from the open nosecone of Resilience's forward hatch, revealing the spacecraft's domed cupola window with a white-blanketed landmass of one of Earth's poles passing below.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The nearest landmass is the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador — one of the world's foremost destinations for wildlife viewing — from where totality will begin at 00:26 GALT.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Cratons are the oldest and most stable blocks of the continent that have endured for billions of years, forming a base upon which landmasses rest.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
April 1, 2025 See more Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX shared a video taken from the open nosecone of Resilience's forward hatch, revealing the spacecraft's domed cupola window with a white-blanketed landmass of one of Earth's poles passing below.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The nearest landmass is the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador — one of the world's foremost destinations for wildlife viewing — from where totality will begin at 00:26 GALT.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmass
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Other countries must compete in qualifiers against nations from the same continent, followed by some inter-continental play-offs for certain countries.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The population of great bustards, Otis tarda, is now down to less than 80 individuals, with some experts estimating the species will go extinct on the African continent by 2036.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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The strength of Taiwan’s economy last year appeared to relieve him of any political need to rally his nationalist base with fist-shaking actions or rhetoric toward the mainland.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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Patrolling a paradise under siege Several hundred miles from the Ecuadorian mainland, the waters off the Galápagos Islands glisten with postcard beauty.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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