as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
a bucolic region where farms are still common
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The bucolic farmland sits at the mouth of the Pajaro River near the crashing waves of Monterey Bay, and has flooded multiple of times over the past few generations, most recently this January, and during the previous winter.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
One neighbor said the house near where woman was slashed was a frequent host to wild parties on the otherwise bucolic street.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Jaunty music invoking a bucolic setting plays as a mother walks her daughter to the bus stop on the first day of school.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
The bucolic spread, now being offered up by Lang’s family, comprises park-like grounds complete with wildflower fields, a large pond with an art island, an oval cement swimming pool, and a three-stall barn.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
One neighbor said the house near where woman was slashed was a frequent host to wild parties on the otherwise bucolic street.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Jaunty music invoking a bucolic setting plays as a mother walks her daughter to the bus stop on the first day of school.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
The bucolic spread, now being offered up by Lang’s family, comprises park-like grounds complete with wildflower fields, a large pond with an art island, an oval cement swimming pool, and a three-stall barn.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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