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An intercontinental ballistic missile is designed to travel much further.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
The system would reportedly require 400 to 1,000 surveillance and attack satellites to detect and shoot down incoming hypersonic and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Last year, American and Japanese officials met at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, where the Japanese delegation visited the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
John Wick’s version of reality has its own currency (golden coins) and housing system (an intercontinental chain of hotels), as well as a set of laws that mix Samurai-like honor with feudal justice.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
The system would reportedly require 400 to 1,000 surveillance and attack satellites to detect and shoot down incoming hypersonic and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Last year, American and Japanese officials met at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, where the Japanese delegation visited the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
John Wick’s version of reality has its own currency (golden coins) and housing system (an intercontinental chain of hotels), as well as a set of laws that mix Samurai-like honor with feudal justice.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercontinental
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Overture could fly at Mach 1.3, shortening U.S. transcontinental flights by up to 90 minutes.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 made immigration into California and shipping produce out of the state much easier.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Advertisement There has been concern from international organizations about hundreds of Palestinians killed while collecting aid from distribution sites set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 July 2025
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This summer, however, the usual flow of international visitors has noticeably slowed, a trend Carney links to the shift in U.S. politics.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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