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outlying

adjective as in in rural area; remote

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But the Atlanta child murders gripped the city and outlying suburbs like Jonesboro and changed her community’s worldview.

Texas Republicans want to shift the 35th Congressional District to cover much of east San Antonio and Bexar County, while extending it into the solidly Republican outlying counties of Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson.

From Salon

Shetland Islands Council says it is pushing ahead with plans to build tunnels to four outlying isles in the archipelago including Unst, the most northerly place in the UK.

From BBC

It’s an open secret that Nina privately performs abortions for those in the impoverished outlying villages.

Children’s eyes glazed over at “The Phantom Menace’s” opening crawl: “The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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