as in marginal
located at or near a border
a frontier town with a reputation for vice and lawlessness
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as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries
the Apaches were once feared on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico frontier
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as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
Alaska has been called America's last frontier
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Recent Examples of frontier
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Our ancestors crossed a vast ocean, strode into the unknown wilderness, and carve their fortunes from the rock and soil of a perilous and very dangerous frontier.
—Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Ten years ago, John Maclean launched his directorial debut Slow West at the Sundance Film Festival, and in that 1860s Western film, the writer-director populated the story with immigrants from Ireland, Germany and Scotland who all mixed on the American frontier with Native Americans.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Opening a potential new frontier in LLMs Diffusion models do involve some trade-offs.
—Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
But don’t let his creaky joints fool ya: ol’ Dale’s got stories galore, spun from the dusty trails of the frontier days… and a few of ’em might just send a shiver right on down yer spine.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Our ancestors crossed a vast ocean, strode into the unknown wilderness, and carve their fortunes from the rock and soil of a perilous and very dangerous frontier.
—Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Ten years ago, John Maclean launched his directorial debut Slow West at the Sundance Film Festival, and in that 1860s Western film, the writer-director populated the story with immigrants from Ireland, Germany and Scotland who all mixed on the American frontier with Native Americans.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Opening a potential new frontier in LLMs Diffusion models do involve some trade-offs.
—Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontier
Adjective
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Another potential solution is to scale the robot's operations so that its marginal profitability can offset the operating costs.—
Jeff Mahler,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Reducing personnel from six to four takes weight out of the boat and increases the likelihood of getting the F50 foiling in marginal conditions.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The storms are expected to develop in the early afternoon near the Kansas-Missouri border, then rapidly travel east, reaching Kansas City around 4 p.m., the forecast shows.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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Never forget that Democrats voted to withhold: the paychecks of our troops, border patrol agents, and TSA employees; health care and benefits for veterans; and essential services and programs—just to make a meaningless political point.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Otherwise, there is not a great deal for miles around other than fields and countryside, cattle and birdsong and the occasional row of thatched cottages.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Radwan Alo fled his home in the countryside outside Qardaha, the hometown of the Assad family, and crossed the river into Lebanon.—
Hogir Abdo,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even with the new deal, the original 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries will still go into effect on Wednesday as planned, according to White House spokesman Kush Desai.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.—
Pete Gannon,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The slow, tranquil sojourn along the lower Mekong River, cruising through rural Cambodia and Vietnam’s backwaters, felt more like being on a 19th-century yacht than a modern cruise liner.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2025
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These comprehensive trails span both Baldwin and Mobile counties, following the coastline, wetlands, and backwaters—all crucial stopover habitats for migratory birds.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Celebrity can be as alluring as royalty to someone who grew up eating gruel in the hinterlands, though such concepts must be imparted somehow.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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From obscurity to fame Pandas once roamed a vast swath of China, along with parts of northern Myanmar and Vietnam, but human encroachment and climate change shrank the habitat of the bamboo-munching bears to just six mountain ranges above the Sichuan basin, deep in China’s hinterland.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The culture behind backcountry skiing in Salt Lake City expects it of you, and for good reason.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Building large-scale developments in the fire-prone backcountry is the opposite of that.—
Emily Alvarenga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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For example, summer offers bushes for hiding, while winter’s snow will crunch under your feet, potentially alerting enemies.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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It’s abandoned now and has fallen into disrepair, with broken slats on the wood steps and prickly bushes growing over the front porch.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Frontier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontier. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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