as in continent
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days
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Recent Examples of mainland
The eclipse will rise over mainland Antarctica and set off the Davis Sea coast of the Southern Ocean.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Tens of millions of people could be impacted by the storm, which is expected to pass over parts of the Asian island nation before heading toward the major cities of Hong Kong and Macau, and mainland China’s Guangdong Province.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
From today, Xbox Gaming Copilot will begin its general rollout to gamers outside mainland China across Windows PCs in beta.
—PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
Others boat over from the mainland and sleep on their vessels.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Tens of millions of people could be impacted by the storm, which is expected to pass over parts of the Asian island nation before heading toward the major cities of Hong Kong and Macau, and mainland China’s Guangdong Province.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
From today, Xbox Gaming Copilot will begin its general rollout to gamers outside mainland China across Windows PCs in beta.
—PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
Others boat over from the mainland and sleep on their vessels.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainland
continent
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Both continents coexist and compete to produce the most influential companies in financial technology, though the paths taken and outcomes achieved often vary widely.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Benson is the first person from the African continent to win the award in that category.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainland. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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