as in mainland
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
Europe and Asia are sometimes considered together to be one continent
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as in ascetical
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
a religious sect that expects its unmarried members to be completely celibate and its married adherents to maintain continent relationships
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Recent Examples of continent
Christine Chung, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Over the past 12 years, Copen has significantly expanded its European operations and is now recognized as a leading supplier of pocketing, lining, tapes and waistbands across multiple continents, serving some of the world’s most reputable brands and retailers.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 23 Jan. 2023
The resilient East African nation has rebounded over the past three decades; so, too, has its lion population, via a cross-continent initiative led by AndBeyond, African Parks and the Rwanda Development Board.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2023
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Noun
By The New York Times The $6 billion project, financed by China, is part of China’s Belt and Road initiative that aims to connect countries across five continents; Laos is a key hub for China to reach the rest of Southeast Asia.
—Christine Chung, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Over the past 12 years, Copen has significantly expanded its European operations and is now recognized as a leading supplier of pocketing, lining, tapes and waistbands across multiple continents, serving some of the world’s most reputable brands and retailers.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The singer spent the past year flying around the world for her multi-continent Future Nostalgia tour and continued her jet-setting this past week with a trip to Groningen, Netherlands.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 23 Jan. 2023
The resilient East African nation has rebounded over the past three decades; so, too, has its lion population, via a cross-continent initiative led by AndBeyond, African Parks and the Rwanda Development Board.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continent
Noun
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There’s no road connecting the 16-mile-long island to the mainland or any of the Outer Banks’s other islands, so the only way to reach it is via boat.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of native Puerto Ricans have left, most for the mainland.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
The New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Nestled in the country’s southwest, Yunnan was known for its fertile valleys and temperate climate, ideal for growing rice and other staple crops.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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The fact that Spain is situated on a peninsula has blessed the country with a historically temperate climate.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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From afar, there’s certainly something of the guru or the ascetic about Martin, something highly therapized and slightly otherworldly.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2024
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Growing vegetables and seemingly delighted with the ascetic life, Orwell based himself in a bedroom of Barnhill to consider his life’s purpose and to write the most powerful and disturbing novel of the twentieth century, 1984.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Nov. 2024
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But somehow, during his more recent years in Gujarat, Modi had managed to rebrand himself as a sunny, pro-business techno-utopian, an abstemious leader with an intuitive grasp of 21st-century infrastructure and social media.—
Mohammad Ali,
WIRED,
14 Apr. 2020
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Low mass has always been a Miata virtue, endowing the car with not just precise handling but also an abstemious appetite for tires and fuel.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
21 July 2023
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“Continent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continent. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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