SELVAGES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

selvages

noun

plural of selvage

as in frontiers

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Noun

In recent years, General Motors has consistently sought to demonstrate that its investments in autonomous driving systems and software services can yield high margin revenue and open new growth frontiers.

— , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Cognitive intelligence could allow Washington to unlock the frontiers of scientific discovery, from materials science to pharmaceuticals.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of frontiers

Noun

But their presence in the North Carolina beverage market is facing an uncertain future as lawmakers consider tighter restrictions on hemp products.

— Evan Moore November 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
The restrictions exist to grab attention, educate riders, and improve overall safety.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

That swing was even more dramatic in some South Texas counties in the borderlands, such as Starr County, a 96 percent Latino county that shifted 72 points leftward.

— Lydia Sidhom, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
What sets the discovery in Organ Pipe apart are the extraordinary powers the Department of Homeland Security wields to expedite wall construction in the borderlands.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of borderlands

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Investigators faced several limitations, including numerous possible sources, items no longer available for testing and delays between exposure and sampling.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
As renters, there were naturally limitations on what could be achieved.

— Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of limitations

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The latest Illinois Report Card, released last month, showed Black students trailing their peers across most academic measures.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
The city hopes the new measures will encourage students to park at the bike racks at John Wayne Park and down the hill on Avon Street, which was empty on Thursday.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of measures

Noun

But all five nations also maintain significant commercial and diplomatic links with Russia and, to varying extents, China and Iran, a fact that Rubio acknowledged.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Our politics, cultures, and wars manipulated by America to varying extents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of extents

Noun

If a prescription costs $500 through insurance but $100 through Cost Plus Drugs, patients should be able to take the cheaper route and have that spending count toward their deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
In parts of Europe with a danger of rockfall or avalanche, there are often minimum speed limits rather than maximums.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of maxima

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One year later, the company was hit with multiple lawsuits from both passengers and employees, alleging contract terminations, breach of contract and unpaid overtime, NBC News reports, citing court records.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
But employers cannot use AI to hide behind discriminatory terminations.

— David Sanford, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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