as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
the colonies hugged the coastline, while the hinterland remained largely unexplored
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Recent Examples of hinterland
Jeremy Strong has ignited Oscar chat with his performance in The Apprentice as Roy Cohn, Donald Trump’s mentor and lawyer during his hinterland as a property developer in Manhattan, but he’s revealed that every studio initially passed on the project.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
The hinterland one sees from the Rovos Rail, of Zambia and Botswana, of Namibia and Tanzania, is the true, largely untrammeled face of the region.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
Their topsy-turvy economy’s hinterland, the drug trade, is a long way away.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
This and a sandwich from the warming bin of a gas station is an all-star breakfast for a blue-collar hoss or a city slicker who’s on safari in the hinterlands of America.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
The hinterland one sees from the Rovos Rail, of Zambia and Botswana, of Namibia and Tanzania, is the true, largely untrammeled face of the region.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
Their topsy-turvy economy’s hinterland, the drug trade, is a long way away.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
This and a sandwich from the warming bin of a gas station is an all-star breakfast for a blue-collar hoss or a city slicker who’s on safari in the hinterlands of America.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinterland
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Fennell is both writing and directing the adaptation of the book, which is a Gothic romance set in the wild countryside of Yorkshire of the naive, innocent Cathy, the dangerous and mysterious Heathcliff, and the forces and class divides that threaten to tear them apart.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
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The town is just a short drive inland from Venice, in the countryside where many of the city’s wealthy families kept their summer homes and villas.John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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That effect was on display on Viejas Mountain, where winds whipped the peak’s western flank Tuesday morning, rattling bushes near the 4,187-foot summit.Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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In another assassination attempt in September, a gunman waited for hours for Trump to appear at his golf course in Florida, but a Secret Service agent thwarted the attack by spotting the firearm poking through some bushes.Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Those with limited English proficiency (LEP) in English-speaking countries may need help to meet their needs in healthcare clinics and classrooms.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Reykjavík Index, a survey of G7 countries, found that public confidence in female leadership across business and politics is declining.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thoughtfully constructed in 2002 to honor the natural environment, the Murphy River Walk traces the banks of the Hiwassee and Valley Rivers, where the two rivers converge to create the backwaters of Lake Hiwassee.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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Previously, wild rice was most commonly found in the still, shallow backwater areas of the river.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Bitcoin Can Adapt If Necessary Quantum computers represent an exciting frontier in technology, but remain far from posing a credible threat to Bitcoin’s cryptography.Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This 31-year-old Google alum raised $75 million for a frontier tech fund backed by Marc Andreessen and a cofounder of OpenAI BYEmma Hinchliffe December 12, 2024 Most Popular 1 day ago Tech Amazon founder Jeff Bezos kept his base salary modest during his 20 years as CEO.Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Hulu The Royal Hotel Ozark star Julia Garner reunites with director Kitty Green (The Assistant) for this taut psychological thriller in which BFFs Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) decide to backpack their way through the Australian outback.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2024
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When the idea was initially conceived, under a full moon in Australia’s outback, the pair had planned to meet and get married in the middle.Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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