as in continent
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days
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Recent Examples of mainland
About 700 people live on the 12 Tokara islands, and some of the residents have been evacuating voluntarily to the mainland.
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Hollie Silverman
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
That dream never manifested, and eventually, the republican government’s international legitimacy was transferred to the surging mainland.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
The five-day Freedom Edge drills come as the same time as a major US-Japan bilateral exercise – Resolute Dragon – that has seen Washington deploy missile launchers with the range to hit mainland China to Japan.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Centuries later, the seven-mile island, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, remains accessible only by boat, including a public ferry that takes about an hour from mainland Mississippi ($44 for adults, round-trip).
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
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Hollie Silverman
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
That dream never manifested, and eventually, the republican government’s international legitimacy was transferred to the surging mainland.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
The five-day Freedom Edge drills come as the same time as a major US-Japan bilateral exercise – Resolute Dragon – that has seen Washington deploy missile launchers with the range to hit mainland China to Japan.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Centuries later, the seven-mile island, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, remains accessible only by boat, including a public ferry that takes about an hour from mainland Mississippi ($44 for adults, round-trip).
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainland
continent
Noun
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The scouting nets are now cast across continents, there are feeder and multi-club models and the possibility of one scout like Dubliner Billy Behan pulling up several players, from a tiny pool, talented enough to become first-team regulars is long gone.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The world might end up ruled by large technology companies that impose their solutions throughout entire continents, leaving little space for homegrown creativity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainland. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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