as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
the colonies hugged the coastline, while the hinterland remained largely unexplored
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Recent Examples of hinterland
Lost in that strange hinterland of under-23 football and not helped by serious injuries, Matheson’s career stalled at Wolves.
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Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Topics ranged from the connection between housing and economic development to the presence of NIMBYism in America’s hinterland.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Quick, frequent rail connections between a large city and its hinterland are a fundamental of modern economic geography.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
To go from the hinterlands and winterlands of Green Bay to Miami, where people save all year to go on vacation, is jarring enough.
—Greg Cote
january 22, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
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Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Topics ranged from the connection between housing and economic development to the presence of NIMBYism in America’s hinterland.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Quick, frequent rail connections between a large city and its hinterland are a fundamental of modern economic geography.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
To go from the hinterlands and winterlands of Green Bay to Miami, where people save all year to go on vacation, is jarring enough.
—Greg Cote
january 22, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hinterland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinterland
Noun
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Many Tehran residents have fled to the countryside, while those who remain shelter at home, living in fear of constant bombardment.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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To wind down from filming in the tough inner city, the duo would ride out into the Maryland countryside on horses owned by Jean Albert Renault, a former Motown singer.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Details are carefully considered, with blackout curtains, an air conditioning unit in the headboard, a mosquito net canopy, and a large wardrobe stocked with robes, slippers, a yoga mat, and other bush essentials.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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While spraying the foliage with herbicide could damage the other bushes, painting the cut ends of stumps with a paintbrush avoids that problem.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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But some Iranian Americans fear that their native country could descend into chaos, as Iraq did after the 2003 American invasion.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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This issue will keep getting worse — and lost dollars will continue to grow — if our country’s leaders fail to implement smart policies to prevent scams.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Saturated in the heatwave colors of Australia’s scorching Red Center, with its searing blue skies and bright orange sands, Wolfram makes the grim, lawless backwater of Wake in Fright seem positively cosmopolitan by comparison.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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In the hockey world, the borough would go from backwater to mecca.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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During the mid- to late-19th-century, Austin fit the image of a routinely violent frontier town.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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After all, Concrete Cowboy isn’t set in the great wide open of the American frontier.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Black lives don’t matter in Warwick Thornton’s fiercely original outback Western Wolfram, a surprisingly emotional genre piece that simmers with menace and doesn’t let up until the bloody finale.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Users were able to comment on posts about the Australian outback incident by local news outlets.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hinterland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinterland. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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