landmasses

plural of landmass
as in continents
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 landmasses 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 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 These climatic shifts allowed the formation of continual landmasses, including one that bridged Anatolia and Europe. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • There are many more stories to tell in this universe, many more continents to visit.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • According to its website, the company was founded in 1976 and operates stores in nine countries across three continents.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • The two mainlands themselves are only 55 miles apart where Alaska's Seward Peninsula and Russia's Chukotka Peninsula sit on opposite sides of the Bering Sea.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Landmasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmasses. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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