as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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Recent Examples of marginal
Sunday's storms will mainly be north of Interstate 94 with a marginal threat of severe weather — 1 on a scale of 5 — with hail being the biggest concern.
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Lisa Meadows,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Iran is now at risk of exiting the World Cup after a late and marginal VAR call denied it a winning goal against Egypt last night.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Currently, small businesses and homeowners pay higher marginal rates on electricity.
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Spanenberg recommends looking for pests in the marginal areas where brown grass meets green, as well as in the soil beneath brown patches where grubs can hide.
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The Spruce,
25 June 2026
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Lisa Meadows,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Iran is now at risk of exiting the World Cup after a late and marginal VAR call denied it a winning goal against Egypt last night.
—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Currently, small businesses and homeowners pay higher marginal rates on electricity.
—
A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Spanenberg recommends looking for pests in the marginal areas where brown grass meets green, as well as in the soil beneath brown patches where grubs can hide.
—
The Spruce,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for marginal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marginal
frontier
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That worried Huang, who fears a Chinese rival, and White House officials, who believe Chinese dependence on non-frontier American chips is the best way to ensure a lead in AI.
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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