as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
they purposely vacationed in the backlands to get away from people
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Noun
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Yoo, now 41, grew up in the countryside recording his favorite shows on VHS tapes.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026 -
Eager to prove herself, Goldie, Jerri’s ambitious elf assistant, is sent from sunny California to shut down the world’s last traditional toy workshop, hidden deep in the rainy British countryside.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Yet lilac bushes can be monsters.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Although cucumbers and squash plants get big, bush-type varieties can be cultivated in pots and small spaces.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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On arrival, guests are paired with a personal local guide–think of it as the hinterland’s answer to a butler—on hand to arrange everything from restaurant bookings to last-minute requests, typically handled with a quick text.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, as soon as Christianity began to spread outside his native land, Christian converts faced new situations in unexpected contexts, completely different from those of their founder, an itinerant Jewish preacher in the sparsely populated hinterlands of rural Galilee.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are many ways for a country to become unfree.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The Republican president said the ceasefire includes a suspension of all kinetic activity and the exchange of 1,000 prisoners by each country.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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For decades, seabed cartography was a scientific backwater.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Some of the coolest crappie fishing of the year occurs in backwaters that are easily accessible by foot.—
Cory Schmidt,
Outdoor Life,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even populous British colonies like Virginia and Pennsylvania grew blurry on their western frontiers, where indistinct borders were protected by a few lonely forts.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The frontiers of materials science, sensing, and engineering offer hope for faster, cheaper, less energy-intensive solutions to this grand challenge.—
Alaina Harkness,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The Deb dispute is playing out across different fronts in Los Angeles and Australia, overshadowing the feel-good movie about outback teens attending a debutante ball.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The changes bring a bit of the Australian outback to the zoo for koalas, which are an endangered species.—
Cody Jackson,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Backlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlands. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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