Back and Frontier

Back

Back adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.

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Frontier and back are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Frontier" instead an adjective "Back".

Nearby Words: backward, backing, backed, backside, backwards

Frontier adjective - Located at or near a border.

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Back and frontier are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back" instead an adjective "Frontier".

Nearby Word: frontiersman

old	old back	old frontier
full	full back	full frontier
long	long back	long frontier
short	short back	short frontier
Other adjectives: complete, regular, original, true, actual, entire, last.

Avernum 5 has you periodically bring back news of the fugitive you're pursuing across the frontier.

Source: Bring News Back
That said, while Most of the IMC's combatants in the frontier are machines, the people calling the shots back home for the IMC are still human.

Source: Video Game / Titanfall
Of course, it has roots much further back in history — the popularity of outlaws like Jesse James and Billy the Kid in the American frontier era certainly counts, and even as far back as Robin Hood it was cool to steal.

Source: Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster

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