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one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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Recent Examples of landmass
The moa’s evolutionary journey began tens of millions of years ago, when its ancestors arrived in New Zealand, likely by flying or rafting over when the landmass was still closer to other southern continents.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The sprawling landmass holds most of the earth’s people, economic resources, and military potential.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Seeing a hell ant preserved in limestone so far away from Burma indicates that these ants were widely distributed and likely crossed Cretaceous landmasses several times.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
Then, around 500 million years ago, tectonic forces started bringing fragments of other landmasses toward the future eastern North America.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The sprawling landmass holds most of the earth’s people, economic resources, and military potential.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Seeing a hell ant preserved in limestone so far away from Burma indicates that these ants were widely distributed and likely crossed Cretaceous landmasses several times.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
Then, around 500 million years ago, tectonic forces started bringing fragments of other landmasses toward the future eastern North America.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmass
Noun
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Over 3,000 people from five continents attended the presentation.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The 149-show Eras Tour visited five continents and sold more than $2 billion in tickets, and millions more in merchandise.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Its largest island is just 21 square miles, roughly 600 miles off the mainland coast.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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Its shares traded in Shenzhen, mainland China’s smaller share market after Shanghai, gained 1.2% after dipping earlier in the day.—
Matt Ott,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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