SUPERCONTINENT Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

supercontinent

noun

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as in continent

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Recent Examples of supercontinent 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 The timing of initial human occupation of Sahul—the Pleistocene-era supercontinent that is now Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea—has been debated among archeologists. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026 These ancient humans could then have walked the rest of the way -- at the time, Papua New Guinea and Australia were both part of a supercontinent called Sahul. —

CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 Pangea may be named after a supercontinent of the past, but she’s built for exploring land and sea in the present day. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supercontinent

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This novel of exile and memory chronicles the life of Sufien, a Palestinian man displaced as a child by the Nakba, whose story unfolds across continents and encompasses entanglements with a broad range of characters.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Amanda Knox, the media fixture who was accused, falsely convicted and later exonerated of murdering her roommate, captivated the public on two continents in the early aughts.

— Karen Idelson, Variety, 18 May 2026