frontiers

plural of frontier
as in borders
a region along the dividing line between two countries the Apaches were once feared on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico frontier

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Recent Examples of frontiers Here’s why so many people are exploring one of the world’s last true frontiers. Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 The oil industry has spent more than a century pushing into new frontiers. Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Developing new frontiers of personalization can also be a key strategic differentiator. Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 The frontiers Natarajan is most excited about – agentic AI systems that can dramatically improve performance by reframing how problems are solved, and domain-specific reasoning that understands contextual and financial nuance – represent the next phase of innovation. IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026 They were supposed to be primed for the 2026 World Cup on home soil and take a program long considered mediocre at the elite world level to new frontiers. Sean Gregory, Time, 20 June 2026 Beyond the more familiar terrain of diabetics, IVF patients, people using hormone therapy, and intravenous users of illicit drugs, people have been turning themselves into lab rats for new wellness frontiers. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 June 2026 The Industrial Revolution that began in Great Britain had distant frontiers. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 June 2026 In terms of grand-scale event movies that imagined new frontiers, Jurassic Park might sneak into that core group. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiers
borders
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  • Pay extra attention to the base of your plants as well as garden borders.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
  • The smoke is spilling across borders from roughly 850 wildfires burning in Canada, many of the largest in Ontario, and more than a dozen fires in northern Minnesota.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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“Frontiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiers. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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