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
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Guests can expect savings of up to 25% off on 145 trips across six continents, and over $1,000 off longer journeys like the 15-day train trip from London to Budapest.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 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
The final shows are the culmination of an industry-changing global tour: Across 149 shows and five continents, the Eras Tour boasted a 46-song, 3½-hour set that powered across genres, languages and nations (and in some cases, resulted in seismic activity).
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Guests can expect savings of up to 25% off on 145 trips across six continents, and over $1,000 off longer journeys like the 15-day train trip from London to Budapest.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 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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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index started the trading session 0.66% higher, while mainland China’s CSI 300 index was flat.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Taiwan said on Tuesday that China had deployed its largest naval force close to the self-governing island more than 100 miles from Chinese mainland in nearly 30 years.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Located midway between the Dolomites and the Adriatic, mountain breezes and temperate sea air combine to create a refreshingly cool and rainy climate.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Understanding Plant Needs Most houseplants are tropical varieties that need a warm or temperate environment to thrive.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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As a celibate ascetic, Ayyappan should be spared the tempting presence of fertile women—that is, women between menarche and menopause.Deepa Das Acevedo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2019
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The tale of Alexander the Great and the ascetic Diogenes illustrates my point.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 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 Dec. 2024.
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