as in borders
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 borderlands
This is what the borderlands taste like, that casual blending of cultures and flavors.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Her books occupy the borderlands of realism and fable, where the plausible brushes up against the impossible, and the laws of narrative logic are bent just enough to let in the surreal.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Her books occupy the borderlands of realism and fable, where the plausible brushes up against the impossible, and the laws of narrative logic are bent just enough to let in the surreal.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borderlands
Noun
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Many, like six of the 24 at Sawyer Point, are hybrid courts, where the smaller pickleball outlines overlap with larger tennis borders.—
Ethan Singer,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sadly, the Games that were slated for 2020 were postponed until 2021 due to Covid, while Japan’s borders remained closed until October 2022.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Whether through nano-scale capsules, Nordic hyperscale centers or entirely new frontiers, the geography of data centers is poised for radical transformation.—
Nicola Sfondrini,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Artificial intelligence is pushing the frontiers of science and technology—piloting military drones, diagnosing diseases, and designing enzymes that devour plastic waste.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Borderlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borderlands. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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