as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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Recent Examples of marginal
Newman plays Reggie, an embittered, aging player/coach for a marginal East Coast minor-league hockey team that’s suffering through another losing season.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
The Bengals’ defensive changes should result in a marginal reduction in production, which moves Burrow just outside of the top three at his position.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Annual inflation adjustments can be made to marginal tax brackets.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Cato’s Adam Michel helpfully identifies them: credits for enhanced oil recovery, for marginal wells and for carbon capture and sequestration.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
The Bengals’ defensive changes should result in a marginal reduction in production, which moves Burrow just outside of the top three at his position.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Annual inflation adjustments can be made to marginal tax brackets.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Cato’s Adam Michel helpfully identifies them: credits for enhanced oil recovery, for marginal wells and for carbon capture and sequestration.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for marginal
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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