as in pastoral
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
grew up in a rural community where more than half the people were farmers a painter noted for his rural landscapes
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Recent Examples of rural
The AfD posted its biggest wins in the former East Germany, where young people have been moving away from former industrial regions and rural areas to seek opportunities in cities.
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Amanda Taub, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The outlet said the 2-year-olds were not only cousins but also neighbors in the rural village.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
That money would be split to go toward rural facilities, mental health and school safety, and literacy initiatives.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2025
What will happen if the assisted living community closes because of workforce shortages in your rural town?
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Taub, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The outlet said the 2-year-olds were not only cousins but also neighbors in the rural village.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
That money would be split to go toward rural facilities, mental health and school safety, and literacy initiatives.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2025
What will happen if the assisted living community closes because of workforce shortages in your rural town?
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rural
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The difference is that Frost’s poems are mourning not a friend but the pastoral life the poet has left behind, and mourning, too, his eldest child, Elliott, who died at age three, of cholera, in 1900.—
Maggie Doherty,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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But McDonald said Catholic schools remain committed to their pastoral mission, and lay teachers share that commitment.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Fellow country singer Luke Bryan is also returning as a judge, making Lionel Richie the only non-country artist in a prominent role on the show.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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To some, the look echoed what has been a big night for country music—especially for non-country musicians.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2024
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This approach gives a more rustic feel to their menu, one that fully works with their business model of local, homegrown, and rustic foods.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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Where Japanese interiors are sleek, Scandinavian ones are rustic.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Life at The Sea Ranch is predictably bucolic, frequently focused on divertissements for the couple’s young children, Miles and Juliet.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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The traditional media business has been staring at these multiple roads for years now, and none of them are anywhere near as bucolic as Frost’s woods.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Rural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rural. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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