as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
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Recent Examples of backcountry
This feature is particularly helpful for those skiing in the backcountry or with big groups.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Rescuers advise people making backcountry excursions to heed avalanche bulletins and to delay outings until the snowpack has consolidated.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
In winter, head to Blue Sky for a backcountry-like skiing experience that’s still serviced by lifts.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
And the family constantly trekked together through Berthoud Pass, spending days backcountry skiing away from the resort crowds.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Rescuers advise people making backcountry excursions to heed avalanche bulletins and to delay outings until the snowpack has consolidated.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
In winter, head to Blue Sky for a backcountry-like skiing experience that’s still serviced by lifts.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
And the family constantly trekked together through Berthoud Pass, spending days backcountry skiing away from the resort crowds.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backcountry
Noun
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Perched on a hilltop in the scenic countryside, the luxurious fort can be rented for roughly $13,300 per night.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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The show’s postcard-ready shots of the northern countryside, with its verdant hills and winding roads, are another incongruity, belying the challenges of survival there for those on the fringes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For Catalonia, the remaining frontier is scale.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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India and Beijing had summit-level engagement despite enduring border tensions along the Himalayan frontier.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hwange provides a more secluded bush experience than many safari destinations.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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Encasing the entire property, from the street, past the 5,600 square-foot mansion and around those nice bushes, is a paved driveway that spills into a private cul-de-sac next to the garage.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Users were able to comment on posts about the Australian outback incident by local news outlets.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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The musical comedy, chronicling the lives of outback Aussie teens attending a debutante ball, was due to release today, January 15, in Australia.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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According to internal administration documents reviewed by The Associated Press, there are 47 third-country agreements at various stages of negotiation.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, each of these three countries have sought to offer support to Cuba in recent days.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the hockey world, the borough would go from backwater to mecca.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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In 2002 Bisignano took charge at a Citi backwater called Global Transactions Services that was then losing $3 billion a year.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Topics ranged from the connection between housing and economic development to the presence of NIMBYism in America’s hinterland.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Quick, frequent rail connections between a large city and its hinterland are a fundamental of modern economic geography.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backcountry. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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