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
Since 1850, the island has lost two-thirds of its landmass due to erosion and rising sea level.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Alsek Glacier continued to shrink, and by August 2025, Prow Knob, as a 5-square-kilometer landmass, could be seen completely detached from the glacier.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead, Smyth believes the Lucky pterosaurs and other juvenile Pterodactylus antiquus specimens lived on the landmasses near the lagoons.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Back then, this Amazonian region was part of Gondwana, a massive ancient landmass split into several continents and land areas, including South America.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Alsek Glacier continued to shrink, and by August 2025, Prow Knob, as a 5-square-kilometer landmass, could be seen completely detached from the glacier.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead, Smyth believes the Lucky pterosaurs and other juvenile Pterodactylus antiquus specimens lived on the landmasses near the lagoons.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Back then, this Amazonian region was part of Gondwana, a massive ancient landmass split into several continents and land areas, including South America.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmass
Noun
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There were billions of dollars being bet on soccer in regulated and unregulated markets alike, on nearly every continent.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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By the year 2050, over 25% of the world’s population is expected to hail from the African continent, including a third of those aged 15 to 24.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While short-lived, the uprising had far-reaching consequences across England and mainland Europe.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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There was also an improvement in mainland China, which had previously dragged down the company’s performance.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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