as in continent
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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Recent Examples of landmass
The property stretches on for a stunning 916,076 acres, accounting for about 1 percent of the state's total landmass—larger than the entire state of Rhode Island.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
The National Park Service's Bering Land Bridge National Preserve exists in part to highlight how the two peninsulas were once connected, allowing ancient peoples to migrate from the Eurasian landmass east into North America.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The tsar was also worried that the landmass, separated from the rest of the empire by a body of water, would be too vulnerable to British attack in the event of another war.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
The National Park Service's Bering Land Bridge National Preserve exists in part to highlight how the two peninsulas were once connected, allowing ancient peoples to migrate from the Eurasian landmass east into North America.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The tsar was also worried that the landmass, separated from the rest of the empire by a body of water, would be too vulnerable to British attack in the event of another war.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmass
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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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Singapore's reputation as a safe harbor for wealthy mainland Chinese families is fading, reversing an inflow that came at the expense of rival wealth hubs like Hong Kong and Japan.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The island moves to its own beat—one that is noticeably slower than life on the mainland.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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