SUPERCONTINENT Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

supercontinent

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Definition of supercontinent

as in continent

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Recent Examples of supercontinent One of the most famous cases of continental rifting is the idea of Pangea, the supercontinent that broke up and formed the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of millions of years ago. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 But after that, the formation and breakup of the supercontinents Gondwana and Pangaea move us toward a map of tectonic plate boundaries that looks like our present world, with lots of low-temperature subduction. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026 The Mid-Atlantic Ridge began forming about 200 million years ago, as the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart at the end of the Triassic Period. — Quanta Magazine, 26 May 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 See All Example Sentences for supercontinent

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Countries across three continents are spending $2 trillion on a new, technological arms race, according to Bloomberg, including anti-satellite weapons to counter threats from space.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
Europe needs a continent-wide security architecture encompassing NATO members both inside and outside the EU.

— Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026

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In the years immediately following the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in August 1947 and the first India-Pakistan war a few months later, the two nations ramped up trade and inked new trade facilitation deals.

— Michael Kugelman, Time, 26 June 2026
Dal, a staple on the Indian subcontinent, spans a whole category of bean dishes.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 16 June 2026

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