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Recent Examples of intercontinental
Pyongyang still faces major technical barriers before fielding a fully reliable intercontinental ballistic missile, especially ensuring a warhead can survive atmospheric reentry.
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Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
How does the intercontinental play-off work?
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The slippery intercontinental patriotism is intriguing, even in songs that strain to give seven guys the same time of day.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
For both the European and intercontinental routes, the remaining teams have been sorted into single-elimination brackets that will determine qualification.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
How does the intercontinental play-off work?
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The slippery intercontinental patriotism is intriguing, even in songs that strain to give seven guys the same time of day.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
For both the European and intercontinental routes, the remaining teams have been sorted into single-elimination brackets that will determine qualification.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercontinental
Adjective
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Combining with Union Pacific's network west of the Mississippi River would create the nation's first transcontinental railroad.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Combining with Union Pacific's network west of the Mississippi River would create the nation's first transcontinental railroad.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani touched on a very sensitive international debate ahead of meeting King Charles III on Wednesday by bringing up the controversial ownership of a British crown jewel.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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