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 United States will always have its natural moats—the Atlantic and the Pacific—to protect the mainland.
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S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The sand-like tailings connect the mainland with the larger rocky island in Lake Superior, and some visitors scramble up its steep face to the top.
—Duluth News Tribune, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Russia annexed Crimea, the peninsula to the south of mainland Ukraine, in 2014, and backed separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine that are collectively known as the Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Torrential downpour and violent winds ravaged the electrical grid and sent thousands fleeing to the mainland.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The sand-like tailings connect the mainland with the larger rocky island in Lake Superior, and some visitors scramble up its steep face to the top.
—Duluth News Tribune, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Russia annexed Crimea, the peninsula to the south of mainland Ukraine, in 2014, and backed separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine that are collectively known as the Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Torrential downpour and violent winds ravaged the electrical grid and sent thousands fleeing to the mainland.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainland
continent
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Sharks are caught, processed, and traded across continents, with millions of pounds of meat and fins moving through international markets every year.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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So a few years later, every country, every continent started looking at this lithium ion battery manufacturing production.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainland. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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