borderland
noun
bor·der·land
ˈbȯr-dər-ˌland 
1
a
: territory at or near a border
b
: fringe sense 3a
lives on the borderland of society
2
: a vague intermediate state or region
the borderland between fantasy and reality
Examples of borderland in a Sentence
in the borderland between sleeping and waking
He describes adolescence as the tumultuous borderlands between childhood and adulthood.
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Last week, reports began to circulate that Charles Middle School in the borderland city had banned all-black outfits for students in the upcoming school year, citing mental health concerns for the ban.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Strassburger fell in love with the borderlands, with its slew of cultures and agile Spanglish.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
On her percussive new release, Pratt lives in the borderlands between genres and personas.
—The New Yorker, 19 July 2024
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“Borderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borderland. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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borderland
noun
bor·der·land
ˈbȯrd-ər-ˌland
1
: territory at or near a border : frontier
2
: an unclear condition or region separating two clearly different ones
the borderland between sleeping and waking
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