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Recent Examples of supercontinent
During this time, the ancient supercontinent Rodinia was breaking apart.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
As South America broke off from the supercontinent of Gondwanaland, volcanoes and earthquakes shook the Earth, causing landslides.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
At one time, many millions of years ago, these two continents were connected, along with others, in the southern supercontinent of Gondwana.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
One supercontinent lies under Africa, and the other resides deep under the Pacific Ocean.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
As South America broke off from the supercontinent of Gondwanaland, volcanoes and earthquakes shook the Earth, causing landslides.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
At one time, many millions of years ago, these two continents were connected, along with others, in the southern supercontinent of Gondwana.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
One supercontinent lies under Africa, and the other resides deep under the Pacific Ocean.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supercontinent
Noun
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Europe is one of the world’s most popular continents to visit, and for good reason.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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A little over a century later, reaching the world’s only uninhabited continent is a decidedly more glamorous affair.—
Brad Japhe,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its open, hilly terrain has one of the highest densities of tigers on the subcontinent.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to data from Platts, a part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, ocean freight rates for cargo carried from the Indian subcontinent to East Coast North America averaged $2,000 per 40-foot equivalent (FEU) as of Sept. 4., down 33 percent from $3,000 per FEU on July 3.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Supercontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supercontinent. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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