SELVAGES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

selvages

noun

plural of selvage

as in frontiers

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Noun

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

Definition of frontiers

Noun

America has seen in semiconductors, 5G, and other strategic industries that restrictions alone cannot permanently stall China’s ambitions.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Codified in 1969, those more stringent and costly restrictions have guided—and greatly limited, some critics say—Mars exploration ever since.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of restrictions

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Trail cameras captured new images of Cinco the jaguar, one of five jaguars known to have roamed southern Arizona's borderlands.

— Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2026
No country has marshaled those efforts like China, where the government sees Tibet, and its Himalayan borderlands, as critical to its national and energy security.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of borderlands

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Of those, several found modest associations linking the mother’s use of her phone with adverse measures of fetal growth.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
The Princess of Wales brought autumn edge to her attire in pieces by Max Mara, Boden and Joseph, among others, curating a look that was equal measures seasonal styling and pared back luxury with nods to some of the biggest names in British fashion.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of measures

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expected to release more key information in mid-to-late September on how the subsidy expiration will affect premiums, out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing.

— Michelle Marchante September 15, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
New borrowers face new annual and lifetime maximums, lower loan amounts for part-time enrollment, and potentially new limits universities impose on specific programs, writes Emily Green.

— Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of maxima

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That cut was rejected by Congress, and the policy behind the NIH grant terminations was also voided by a court.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Roughly 6,000 people left the Forest Service last year through a mix of terminations and buyouts, shrinking it by about 16%, according to federal employment data reviewed by CBS News.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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