as in continental
going across a continent
the transcontinental railroad a six-hour transcontinental flight
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Recent Examples of transcontinental
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have unveiled an agreement to merge, setting the groundwork to create America’s first transcontinental railroad.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 July 2025
Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Consumers could benefit if the transcontinental rail does reduce shipping rates and delivery times.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers across the country.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 July 2025
Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Consumers could benefit if the transcontinental rail does reduce shipping rates and delivery times.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers across the country.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcontinental
continental
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The Super Falcons remain continental champions in football, while D’Tigress maintains the same status in basketball.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The fire was sparked by a lightning strike on July 4 and has since become the largest wildfire in the continental United States so far this year, scorching more than 111,000 acres of land, according to AZ Central.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 2025
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