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 mainland accounted for about 70% of total sales in the first half of 2024.
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
The ICBMs are all capable of reaching the U.S. mainland in the event of a nuclear conflict.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Zixu Wang is a Times reporter and researcher covering news in mainland China and Hong Kong.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
More funding is needed to repair communities in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina rocked in September by Hurricane Helene, the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
The ICBMs are all capable of reaching the U.S. mainland in the event of a nuclear conflict.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Zixu Wang is a Times reporter and researcher covering news in mainland China and Hong Kong.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
More funding is needed to repair communities in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina rocked in September by Hurricane Helene, the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mainland
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainland. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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