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
Glenn has been a big part of Lions’ coach Dan Campbell’s staff in their efforts to bring that awful franchise from the hinterlands.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Brody’s characters teem with contradictions and inner hinterlands; patience gives way to explosive anger, smiles curve inward; his brow furrows articulately as any monologue.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
Globalization creates wealth by enticing dynamic urban centers in richer countries to invest abroad rather than in hinterlands at home.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Not every hike has to be in the hinterlands to feel iconic.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Brody’s characters teem with contradictions and inner hinterlands; patience gives way to explosive anger, smiles curve inward; his brow furrows articulately as any monologue.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
Globalization creates wealth by enticing dynamic urban centers in richer countries to invest abroad rather than in hinterlands at home.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Not every hike has to be in the hinterlands to feel iconic.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinterland
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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
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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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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
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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
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While most automakers have relegated AI to safety-system technology in current models, Mercedes' use of AI in the cabin is a new frontier for the North American market, especially for a vehicle on the lower end of a company's lineup.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Death in a hail of bullets has been used to punish mutinies and desertion in armies, as frontier justice in America’s Old West, and as a tool of terror and political repression in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Finding escaped marsupials in the vast Australian outback may sound much harder than finding a needle in a haystack.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Take the story of the longest living trapdoor spider, who survived in the Australian outback to the ripe age of 43.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Hinterland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinterland. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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