as in continent
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days
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Recent Examples of mainland
The woman, whom NBC News is not naming because she has not been charged or named in the ATF investigation, left Puerto Rico and was back in the mainland, authorities in the island said.
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Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of native Puerto Ricans have left, most for the mainland.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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
While the most intense displays have occasionally been visible as far south as England and other parts of mainland Europe, traveling to Northern Scandinavia remains the best way for those in Europe to maximize their chances of witnessing this natural wonder in its full glory.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of native Puerto Ricans have left, most for the mainland.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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
While the most intense displays have occasionally been visible as far south as England and other parts of mainland Europe, traveling to Northern Scandinavia remains the best way for those in Europe to maximize their chances of witnessing this natural wonder in its full glory.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainland. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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