as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient
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Recent Examples of outback
Specifically, scientists mentioned the Sturt Stony Desert, an outback desert in South Australia, as a potential place to look.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Taking readers on a high-octane journey through the Australian outback, the story centers on Harvey Buck, a former soldier racing against time to reach his dying girlfriend.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Take the story of the longest living trapdoor spider, who survived in the Australian outback to the ripe age of 43.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
According to Sibley, Travers -- brought up in the Australian outback -- was deeply affected by her father's alcoholism and early death, and her mother's suicide attempt.
—Sean Keane, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Taking readers on a high-octane journey through the Australian outback, the story centers on Harvey Buck, a former soldier racing against time to reach his dying girlfriend.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Take the story of the longest living trapdoor spider, who survived in the Australian outback to the ripe age of 43.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
According to Sibley, Travers -- brought up in the Australian outback -- was deeply affected by her father's alcoholism and early death, and her mother's suicide attempt.
—Sean Keane, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outback
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The Duchess of Edinburgh also checked out a fun feature of the festival by seeing cattle, pigs, and sheep in the surrounding countryside.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Women in the rice fields in the countryside of Hanoi, Vietnam.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Then in September, a Secret Service agent spotted the muzzle of a rifle sticking out of a fence in bushes at Trump's West Palm Beach golf club while scouting the course ahead of Trump.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Fire officials said it was reported that the child was caught by an adult and landed in a bush, which helped break the fall.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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Now, the next frontier is here: multi-agent systems that operate across entire business functions.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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But here the focus is on a Black family grappling both with the burdens and privileges of a father’s unique legacy and the difficulty of adapting to changing times and new frontiers of political struggle.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Whole armies could be hidden, fleets of warships could vanish on the high seas, and even whole cities could be built in the hinterland and kept secret.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2025
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But Census data indicate that the region’s eastern hinterlands are growing at a faster click.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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My country, Nigeria, was long caught in the throes of statism—and crisis after crisis followed.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The two countries did agree on exchanging bodies of soldiers killed in action.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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On the whole though, this is one of the better hybrid front/backcountry tents available.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
7 June 2025
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Santa Rosa: Neighboring Santa Rosa is the park’s second-largest island and has a similar history of ranching and offers beach and backcountry camping, a coastal lagoon, tidepooling, rare Torrey pines, beach dunes and driftwood.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
4 June 2025
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But the texting and blocking, the free-for-all backwaters of the internet and the carnal shenanigans that color contemporary TV teendom do put a different complexion on growing up.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Forecasters say to expect significant flooding in East End, California, and New Richmond, Ohio, with backwater floods in Silver Grove, Kentucky, and riverfront buildings flooded in Aurora, Indiana.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Outback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outback. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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