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
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.
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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
His time in Dylan’s home state, Chalamet says, reminded him of his visits to the French hinterlands.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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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
His time in Dylan’s home state, Chalamet says, reminded him of his visits to the French hinterlands.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinterland
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The show is set in numerous locations throughout Norway (and Lithuania, subbing in for Russia), from the brutalist architecture of Oslo to quaint villages in the Norwegian countryside.—
Andrea Duncan-Mao,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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This luxury resort, set in the tranquil countryside, is your gateway to surprising epicurean adventures as well.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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During the same interview, Mr. Trump praised the Secret Service agent who saw the rifle's barrel coming out of a bush.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to two other witnesses, Blue Jr. hid two guns behind a bush in front of the building before officers arrived, the affidavit said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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President Trump now calling Ukrainian President Zelensky a dictator, later blaming Ukraine's leaders for Putin's attack on that country.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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They are often flagged in countries like the Bahamas, Liberia and Panama.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Chaotic warrens in rundown backwaters, such as the desolate apartment complex where Beibei’s grandmother used to live, suggest neglect that’s far from benign.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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Why are the Ukrainians risking lives and resources on a comparatively meaningless action in a sector that’s a relative backwater, when critical Ukrainian strongpoints in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast are under relentless Russian assault?—
David Axe,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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Opening a potential new frontier in LLMs Diffusion models do involve some trade-offs.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Of course, advertisers who step into new frontiers often want to dominate them.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Taking readers on a high-octane journey through the Australian outback, the story centers on Harvey Buck, a former soldier racing against time to reach his dying girlfriend.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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With just a hundred or so residents in an area bigger than the Netherlands, this piece of the Australian outback is something precious in a world swamped by wireless signals: an island of unusual calm, a clear window onto the cosmos.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Nov. 2017
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