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the outback

noun

: the part of Australia that is far from cities and where few people live

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Crowe first befriended Steve in the 1990s, and has remained close to the family since the outback legend's tragic death in 2006. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025 An adaptation of an Australian stage play of the same name, Wilson’s directorial debut follows a city girl who moves to the outback and helps her cousin become a debutante. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025 In an effort to help his father, Hemsworth zeroes in on social connection and takes a road trip with his father to their former home in the outback of Australia. Alice Park, Time, 19 Nov. 2025 Cate Blanchett stars as a nun, Sister Eileen, who’s taken charge of a monastery and enrolls an Aboriginal boy recently ensnared in the outback. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the outback

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“The outback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outback. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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