SELVAGES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

selvages

noun

plural of selvage

as in frontiers

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Noun

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
European leaders convene in Finland’s Arctic capital as melting ice opens new shipping lanes and resource frontiers, intensifying Russian military activity and exposing doubts about NATO’s long-term role in regional security.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of frontiers

Noun

The court ruled late Monday in an emergency order that the restrictions would most likely lose in court, at least for this year's election.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
And thanks to another recent state law — the Live Local Act — developers would be able to sidestep local zoning regulations, allowing for a project that would smash height restrictions to tower above all surrounding buildings.

— Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

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
In borderlands the ground is always disturbed by history, and south-eastern Poland is no exception.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of borderlands

Noun

But there was something strained about his ersatz and unreciprocated bonhomie that hinted at the summit’s deeper limitations.

— Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
His prayerful recognition of God’s supremacy and government of the universe refreshed his heart and lifted his thought above the human fears and limitations that plague an illusory, material sense of existence.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of limitations

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Following the discovery of the issue with the B-Work Camp door, immediate security measures were implemented, including posting a correctional officer at the entrance of the B-Work Camp housing area overnight.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Women’s rights advocates, political parties and civil society organizations marched to Kempton Park Police Station on Thursday, demanding stronger measures to protect women and children and hold perpetrators accountable.

— Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of measures

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The main sensor also has a higher sensitivity limit of up to ISO 25600 for standard and slow-motion recording and ISO 51200 for low-light video compared with the zoom's ISO 12800 and 25600 maximums, respectively.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
But those payments won’t contribute to their insurance deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of maxima

Noun

For instance, the administration announced the terminations for Nicaragua and Honduras three days after they were set to expire on July 8, 2025, but provided a 60-day extension.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Acevedo, the national tenure expert who studied 20 years of all publicly available data, found most terminations occur at public institutions, undermining political claims that tenure hampers these institutions’ ability to fire bad actors.

— Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 6 Sep. 2026

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