SUPERCONTINENT Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

supercontinent

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Definition of supercontinent

as in continent

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Recent Examples of supercontinent The Mid-Atlantic Ridge began forming about 200 million years ago, as the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart at the end of the Triassic Period. — Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026 One of the most famous cases of continental rifting is the idea of Pangea, the supercontinent that broke up and formed the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of millions of years ago. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 The Gulf of Mexico formed about two hundred million years ago, when the supercontinent Pangea split up. — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 During the time Tanyka lived, Earth’s land was joined into the supercontinent Pangaea. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supercontinent

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Indeed, the trillion-dollar Belt & Road Initiative is in large part a defensive maneuver, born of a desire to reduce China’s susceptibility to maritime threats from the US by looking inland to the vast Eurasia continent.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Reservoirs of Yersinia pestis exist on every continent except Oceania, however, that does not mean human cases occur everywhere those reservoirs exist.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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He is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern Indian painting and one of the most influential artists from the subcontinent.

— Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2026
The empire grew substantially during Nana Saheb’s accession, and the period saw the transformation of the Marathas from a regional power centered in Maharashtra into a dominant political force across much of the Indian subcontinent.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

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