SELVAGES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

selvages

noun

plural of selvage

as in frontiers

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Noun

The show explores the rich frontiers of canon, creating narrative threads to expand and accentuate the people, planets, and purpose of the Star trek universe.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
It was named after the Emperor Hadrian, who toured the northern provinces of Germany and Britain in 121–122 to consolidate the empire’s frontiers.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of frontiers

Noun

In August, Beijing announced new restrictions on developers' ability to sell unfinished properties.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Others have called for restrictions on data centers, such as requiring that their energy consumption does not add to others’ utility bills.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

Trail cameras captured new images of Cinco the jaguar, one of five jaguars known to have roamed southern Arizona's borderlands.

— Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2026
No country has marshaled those efforts like China, where the government sees Tibet, and its Himalayan borderlands, as critical to its national and energy security.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of borderlands

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There were limitations to the study, including the small group of volunteers, which consisted of more women than men, and a lack of variation in dog breeds, Li said.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
That said, even the most detailed traceability records have their limitations.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of limitations

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Although sustainability has faced disruption and political backlash globally in recent years, and the European Union has delayed or rolled back some of its most stringent measures, the Digital Product Passport is set to become a reality in Europe.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
However, baseline motor and cognitive measures were similar among participants in the new study, and the associations were still apparent after researchers adjusted for disease severity.

— Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of measures

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In parts of Europe with a danger of rockfall or avalanche, there are often minimum speed limits rather than maximums.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expected to release more key information in mid-to-late September on how the subsidy expiration will affect premiums, out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing.

— Michelle Marchante September 15, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of maxima

Noun

All of this makes the recent terminations tricky for OpenAI and shows that safety disclosures are still very much at the whims of the labs.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Deadlines can therefore vary substantially even when two disputes both involve terminations.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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