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Recent Examples of supercontinent
At this time, tectonic movements had arranged most of Earth's landmasses into two vast supercontinents: Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Having broken off from the southern supercontinent Gondwana roughly 120 million years ago, the Indian landmass drifted north, moving far faster than most tectonic plates do today.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Plate tectonics created and then broke apart an ancient supercontinent known as Rodinia.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
Wiz even suggested that there could be undiscovered land masses, referencing Pangea, the ancient supercontinent.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Having broken off from the southern supercontinent Gondwana roughly 120 million years ago, the Indian landmass drifted north, moving far faster than most tectonic plates do today.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Plate tectonics created and then broke apart an ancient supercontinent known as Rodinia.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
Wiz even suggested that there could be undiscovered land masses, referencing Pangea, the ancient supercontinent.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supercontinent
Noun
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Over 3,000 people from five continents attended the presentation.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The 149-show Eras Tour visited five continents and sold more than $2 billion in tickets, and millions more in merchandise.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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India, of course, is not a monolithic place but a vast subcontinent containing 22 official languages, more than 1,000 dialects, and 28 diverse states.—
Reshma B,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Charlotte travelers also would have one-stop connections to other destinations across the Middle East as well as the Indian subcontinent and Asia.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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“Supercontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supercontinent. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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