as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries
I grew up on the borderland, so I speak both languages
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Recent Examples of borderland
Dozens of borderlands and bodies of water remain contested across the globe, often simmering with tension, and sometimes outright conflict.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Our goal for the project was to explore how Americana music has occupied a borderland in our culture’s sonic landscape and has captured the American experiment in song.
—Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Smoke from both is drifting south, causing hazy skies across the borderland.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Sea to Summit Comfort Plus SI for $125: The self-inflating Comfort Plus inhabits an interesting borderland between car camping pad and backpacking pads.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 11 May 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Our goal for the project was to explore how Americana music has occupied a borderland in our culture’s sonic landscape and has captured the American experiment in song.
—Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Smoke from both is drifting south, causing hazy skies across the borderland.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Sea to Summit Comfort Plus SI for $125: The self-inflating Comfort Plus inhabits an interesting borderland between car camping pad and backpacking pads.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borderland
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Russia and China are two of Myanmar’s biggest backers, and Thailand and India have pushed for more engagement with the junta to end the crisis on their borders.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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During the course of the investigation and with assistance from ICE, state troopers determined that Singh entered the United States illegally and crossed the Mexico border in 2018, FLHSMV said.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Borderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borderland. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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