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Recent Examples of intercontinental
Venezuela, with 18, is one ahead of Bolivia in the contest for seventh place that grants an intercontinental playoff berth.
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Mauricio Savarese, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
The Chinese military launches an intercontinental ballistic missile over international waters in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 2024.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
An intercontinental ballistic missile is designed to travel much further.
—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
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Mauricio Savarese, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
The Chinese military launches an intercontinental ballistic missile over international waters in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 2024.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
An intercontinental ballistic missile is designed to travel much further.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercontinental
Adjective
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The lay-flat seat don’t have the typical five-X price delta of transcontinental and international carriers.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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The first step would be the blessing of the Surface Transportation Board, whose Republican chair has privately expressed an openness to a transcontinental merger, Semafor reported in June.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
16 July 2025
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Over 40% of international exports from Europe are targeted toward the U.S. market.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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It is not targeted at any third party, nor is it related to the current international and regional situation.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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