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as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
a great love for my country
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as in countryside
the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
out in the country, where the air is fresh and the rivers are clean
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as in nation
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
usually in time of war, the whole country unites behind the president
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as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
plain country living among unpretentious people
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Recent Examples of country
Josie Cox, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
More than a dozen countries, including India, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan, have already blocked or restricted TikTok.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Ted Reed, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
The current West Africa clade would be divided into two designations, with the large multi-country outbreak that is currently underway belonging to what would be known as clade 3.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 13 June 2022
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According to a survey of more than 1,100 companies across 45 countries, nearly seven out of ten employers admitted that pay transparency is now an expectation of job candidates.
—Josie Cox, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
More than a dozen countries, including India, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan, have already blocked or restricted TikTok.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Both airports have benefited from American’s push to dominate mid-country airports.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
The current West Africa clade would be divided into two designations, with the large multi-country outbreak that is currently underway belonging to what would be known as clade 3.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 13 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country
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Life will always have its challenges, but having a home that’s truly ours will give us the foundation to face anything together.Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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The property and former country home of R.J. Reynolds and Katharine Smith has a multitude of things to see and do on its 1,067 acres.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
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The British royals have celebrated Christmas at their private home in the Norfolk countryside for generations, and fans were heartened to see the tradition continue on the heels of a difficult year in which Charles and Kate were both diagnosed with cancer.Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Pack this one for your next trip to the French countryside.Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
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The tournament will be hosted across three countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — and will feature 48 nations for the first time.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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And, of course, the cost-sharing revolution has utterly failed to control U.S. healthcare costs or bring about a healthier nation.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The home, in rural Plains, Georgia — about a two-and-a-half hour drive south from Atlanta — is a two-bedroom ranch most recently assessed at just $167,066, according to public property records.Tom Huddleston Jr.,Sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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By that metric, many of the best-off teachers are in rural districts where salaries are relatively modest, but home prices are low.Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
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In December, Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted from power early in a bloodless coup by Islamist rebels who took control of Damascus, the Syrian capital, after a 13-year civil war that has caused more than 500,000 deaths and forced millions of Syrians to leave their homeland.Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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The Catalan newspaper cited a report from an outlet in the player's homeland Colombia, Antena 2, which used anonymous sources.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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That’s how many people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher — the world’s biggest religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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In general, brain rot can also refer to surrealist content created to entertain people whose attention spans have presumably withered away thanks to time spent scrolling, or to a state of general onlineness that has rewired one’s mind.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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