as in marginal
located at or near a border
a frontier town with a reputation for vice and lawlessness
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as in border
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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as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
Alaska has been called America's last frontier
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Recent Examples of frontier
Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Wrangler and Filson have come together to create a collection that captures the spirit of the American frontier.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
During the second half of the nineteenth century, politics and military service often made a large nation feel like a small world, as white men in power repeatedly crossed paths in Washington, DC, on Civil War battlefields, and at frontier forts.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
In the 1960s, the Space Race reoriented frontier discourse, as space took central focus in both industry and fiction.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And rumors of continuing violence led residents in towns and villages to avoid Native Americans and new settlers in surrounding frontier areas.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Wrangler and Filson have come together to create a collection that captures the spirit of the American frontier.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
During the second half of the nineteenth century, politics and military service often made a large nation feel like a small world, as white men in power repeatedly crossed paths in Washington, DC, on Civil War battlefields, and at frontier forts.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
In the 1960s, the Space Race reoriented frontier discourse, as space took central focus in both industry and fiction.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontier
Adjective
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Your marginal rate is the percentage paid on your last dollar of taxable income.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Warriors are mainly running back a similar roster with a couple of new faces who could provide marginal help.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The low average calls into question not only the system and its approach, but the performance of Philadelphia’s offensive line — a consideration that, without merit, borders blasphemy against what’s long been one of the league’s best units.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Terrorists stormed Israeli communities near the Gaza border and attacked the Nova music festival, killing families in their homes and kidnapping men, women and children.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement In 1963, the Shah introduced land reforms to modernize the countryside by redistributing large estates to small farmers, breaking up control of feudal landlords, and promoting mechanized farming with state credit.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Qian and her partner are renovating a farmhouse in the Portuguese countryside.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Other countries like Russia, China and Syria limit access to VPNs and what VPN providers can operate in their countries.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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With United Nations climate talks around the corner in November, Rockström and other researchers hope leaders in countries around the world will incorporate scientific perspectives about the food system into their national policies.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Like certain heroines of Henry James, her favorite writer, Alice flaunted a chic that was notable in a backwater.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Israeli strike was a course correction for US foreign policy that has elevated Doha from a backwater to a global mediation center, Lee Smith writes in the conservative, pro-Israel Tablet Magazine.—
Hadley Gamble,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But in the post-Grand Slam hinterland, with many top players resting, there are always opportunities for players on the rise.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in 2007, Israeli intelligence serendipitously stumbled on evidence of a Syrian nuclear reactor—a miniature replica of North Korea’s Yongbyon facility—that was housed in a nondescript, aboveground complex in the hinterland near the Euphrates River.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thinking of hiking or camping in the backcountry?—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Vail Pass Recreation Area sees 62,000 backcountry skiers and snowmobilers annually.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bond has helped them with yard work, trimming bushes and spraying for insects.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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He was pursued by Gonzales-Magallanes and a juvenile suspect, who emerged from a hiding spot in some bushes and opened fire toward Othman, prosecutors alleged.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Frontier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontier. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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