as in continental
going across a continent
the transcontinental railroad a six-hour transcontinental flight
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The original film ended with Law’s Graham and Diaz’s Amanda attempting to make their transcontinental romances work and ringing in the New Year together in Iris’ (Winslet) Surrey cottage.
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Union Pacific is calling this merger the nation’s first truly transcontinental railroad, although for practical purposes, the first complete rail connection was completed 156 years ago.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The year that mother died, 1869, was the one when the transcontinental railroad linked us to the rest of the world.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Approximately 30 percent of Hub’s intermodal business is transcontinental.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Union Pacific is calling this merger the nation’s first truly transcontinental railroad, although for practical purposes, the first complete rail connection was completed 156 years ago.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The year that mother died, 1869, was the one when the transcontinental railroad linked us to the rest of the world.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Approximately 30 percent of Hub’s intermodal business is transcontinental.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcontinental
continental
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Fifteen continental titles, hundreds of millions of fans, billions of dollars and 4,000 miles separate the two sides who will meet in Almaty in Asia; a city closer to Jakarta, Indonesia than Madrid.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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South Florida is home to the only barrier reef in the continental United States.—
Cassie Martinez,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Transcontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcontinental. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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