as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient
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Recent Examples of outback
True to its name, this extraordinary conflict saw armed soldiers pitted against emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae), large flightless birds native to the Australian outback.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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
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
The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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
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
The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outback
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The Texas Department of Transportation is spending $540 million to widen and revamp stretches of I-20 and I-30 linking Fort Worth and Weatherford — a yearslong project that promises eased traffic, if not the preservation of remaining countryside.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2025
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The surrounding area is great for biking, hiking, and anyone else who needs a dose of medicine in the form of expansive countryside.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2025
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By Lila Seidman Staff Writer Follow April 5, 2025 3 AM PT Poodle-dog bush, a pretty but dangerous plant, is growing in parts of the Angeles National Forest hit by recent wildfires.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The geckos come out at night – so the team also goes trekking in the dark with flashlights to look for geckos perched on leaves and bushes.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The push for menstrual leave may represent the next frontier in recognizing the full spectrum of women's health needs in the workplace.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Artificial Integrity is the new frontier to make AI agents integrity-led with regard to context-aware decision-making, including social, ethical, and moral reasoning, and therefore, the ability to adapt dynamically across diverse decision-making frameworks.—
Hamilton Mann,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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To anyone who has toured wineries in Tuscany, the setting rings of the Italian hinterland.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Vance and his wife Usha visited an American military base in Greenland’s remote icy hinterland after the Second Lady scaled back plans for a more public-facing trip that sparked outrage among local officials and ordinary people.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2025
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After winning a 2023 high school cross country state championship as a 13-year-old, Annabella Tomasic had a less dominant season in ’24.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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More recent polling from Pew shows a country with negative but not-very-strong feelings about the ban.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has noted that most incidents involve backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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Large avalanches capable of burying or injuring people could occur in backcountry areas.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Two resorts, direct flights, and an influx of tourists will mean that the island will no longer be a sleepy backwater.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
25 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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“Outback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outback. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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