as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
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Recent Examples of backcountry
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is warning backcountry travelers to watch for weak spots in the snowpack as new snow moves into the mountains late Thursday.
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Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
That season saw skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers seek a reprieve from the stresses of the pandemic, heading into the backcountry of the Salt Lake and Uinta regions, per The New York Times.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
One of the most dangerous years came in 2021, when skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers sought a reprieve from the stresses of the pandemic and headed into the backcountry of the Salt Lake and Uinta regions, per The New York Times.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
The group of women, most of whom resided near California, were reportedly seasoned backcountry skiers.
—Bonny Chu , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
That season saw skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers seek a reprieve from the stresses of the pandemic, heading into the backcountry of the Salt Lake and Uinta regions, per The New York Times.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
One of the most dangerous years came in 2021, when skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers sought a reprieve from the stresses of the pandemic and headed into the backcountry of the Salt Lake and Uinta regions, per The New York Times.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
The group of women, most of whom resided near California, were reportedly seasoned backcountry skiers.
—Bonny Chu , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backcountry
Noun
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Many Tehran residents have fled to the countryside, while those who remain shelter at home, living in fear of constant bombardment.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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To wind down from filming in the tough inner city, the duo would ride out into the Maryland countryside on horses owned by Jean Albert Renault, a former Motown singer.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During the mid- to late-19th-century, Austin fit the image of a routinely violent frontier town.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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After all, Concrete Cowboy isn’t set in the great wide open of the American frontier.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Details are carefully considered, with blackout curtains, an air conditioning unit in the headboard, a mosquito net canopy, and a large wardrobe stocked with robes, slippers, a yoga mat, and other bush essentials.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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While spraying the foliage with herbicide could damage the other bushes, painting the cut ends of stumps with a paintbrush avoids that problem.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Black lives don’t matter in Warwick Thornton’s fiercely original outback Western Wolfram, a surprisingly emotional genre piece that simmers with menace and doesn’t let up until the bloody finale.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Users were able to comment on posts about the Australian outback incident by local news outlets.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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But some Iranian Americans fear that their native country could descend into chaos, as Iraq did after the 2003 American invasion.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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This issue will keep getting worse — and lost dollars will continue to grow — if our country’s leaders fail to implement smart policies to prevent scams.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Saturated in the heatwave colors of Australia’s scorching Red Center, with its searing blue skies and bright orange sands, Wolfram makes the grim, lawless backwater of Wake in Fright seem positively cosmopolitan by comparison.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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In the hockey world, the borough would go from backwater to mecca.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Orlando was considered the hinterlands.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Expertise was often distributed between cities and their hinterlands, with cities functioning as hubs in cross-continental product networks.—
R. Alexander Bentley,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backcountry. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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