outlying

as in isolated
far away from the center of a place The family lives in an outlying area of the city. the country's outlying islands

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Recent Examples on the Web Arkadelphia, circa 1960: There were no outlying shopping centers, Walmart stores or interstates yet in the small college town. Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 2 Oct. 2024 But there still are big gaps, especially in primary care, which tends to pay less, and in outlying areas with smaller patient populations and bigger pools of uninsured people. Tina Reed, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024 Meanwhile, tropical storm warnings for Puerto Rico, its outlying islands of Vieques and Culebra, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands were discontinued after the storm passed through the region. David Hodari, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024 These proxy groups attack representatives of the state in outlying areas, create rival administrative structures, and win the loyalty of locals at the expense of the national government. Melissa M. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2020 See all Example Sentences for outlying 

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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlying. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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