as in continent
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
Her ink stains cohered into easily recognizable signs—butterflies, fighter jets, bodies of water, landmasses—that were complicated by text printed atop them.
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Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Burn bans have been enacted in about half the landmass of Florida, from Baker County on the Georgia border south to Palm Beach and Collier counties.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Floreana, an island spanning approximately 173 square kilometers (67 square miles), is a volcanic landmass and the southernmost point of the Galápagos archipelago.
—ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
When several landmasses collided to form the supercontinent Pangea long before the dinosaurs, Earth’s crust shattered into discrete blocks and folded like a rug pushed against a wall, rising to form mountains spanning from the Appalachians to the Atlas.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
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Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Burn bans have been enacted in about half the landmass of Florida, from Baker County on the Georgia border south to Palm Beach and Collier counties.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Floreana, an island spanning approximately 173 square kilometers (67 square miles), is a volcanic landmass and the southernmost point of the Galápagos archipelago.
—ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
When several landmasses collided to form the supercontinent Pangea long before the dinosaurs, Earth’s crust shattered into discrete blocks and folded like a rug pushed against a wall, rising to form mountains spanning from the Appalachians to the Atlas.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmass
Noun
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Kathryn has explored 60-plus countries on six continents while contributing to Architectural Digest, Departures, AFAR, C Magazine, Brides, and Los Angeles Times, among other publications.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The image quickly spread across platforms including X, Facebook and Threads, with users pointing to it as symbolic evidence that the protests reached every continent.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Four causeways in the cardinal directions connect the mainland to a central plaza, which contains two sacrificial temples.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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The older consensus assumes Washington would still try to stabilize the situation—escort shipping, surge regional forces, send warnings, hold back from hitting the mainland.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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