frontiers

plural of frontier
as in borders
a region along the dividing line between two countries the Apaches were once feared on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico frontier

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Recent Examples of frontiers Sometimes, the company wields similar ingredients and frontiers differently across brands to make an impact. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Data centers have emerged as a key, contentious campaign issue in Florida’s elections as the industry increasingly looks to Florida as one of its next frontiers. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 The show explores the rich frontiers of canon, creating narrative threads to expand and accentuate the people, planets, and purpose of the Star trek universe. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026 It was named after the Emperor Hadrian, who toured the northern provinces of Germany and Britain in 121–122 to consolidate the empire’s frontiers. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026 Pelvic floor training, long shrugged off as a women’s thing, has become one of the more interesting frontiers in men’s health, with real data behind it for erectile function, ejaculation control, bladder issues and post-prostate-surgery recovery. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 European leaders convene in Finland’s Arctic capital as melting ice opens new shipping lanes and resource frontiers, intensifying Russian military activity and exposing doubts about NATO’s long-term role in regional security. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 One professor reflects on how the invention of sailing ships led to new discoveries and commercial frontiers on the one hand and disease, colonization, and slavery on the other. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 Cruise the Kimberley The Kimberley, in Australia’s far northwest, is often described as one of the world’s last wilderness frontiers. — Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiers
borders
Noun
  • Han also expressed hope for more collaboration across borders.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Panels of independent experts and researchers operating under a multilateral mandate can investigate how governments treat those within their borders or at the receiving end of their actions.
    — Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Frontiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiers. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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