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
When Hernán helps Julia and her young daughter, Maribel, navigate treacherous borderlands, their desperate journey triggers the wrath of a ruthless trafficking syndicate.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
This is what the borderlands taste like, that casual blending of cultures and flavors.
—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
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
This is what the borderlands taste like, that casual blending of cultures and flavors.
—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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The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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This season finds Srikant on the run, navigating uncharted territories while confronting threats from both within and beyond India’s borders.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The four-day event, a summit that closes Thursday, is aimed at unlocking new frontiers of growth.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Many are choosing to work in more flexible capacities for longer and viewing retirement less as a full stop and more as a transition to new frontiers, including philanthropy, advisory roles, and entrepreneurship.—
Alex Ohnona,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Borderlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borderlands. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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