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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Image The Colony by Annika Norlin In a bucolic forest in Sweden, the small band of misfits at the heart of Norlin’s novel forms a mysterious commune that may be a utopia or may be a nightmare, depending on your perspective.
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New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The 20,000-student Miami campus community is a bucolic bubble of leafy green quads and red brick buildings with no fewer than four Starbucks crammed into one square mile.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
In 1957, the structure was renamed for Darrow, a Hyde Park resident who frequented the bucolic bridge while contemplating cases.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The shop was on the bucolic Mariposa Street in Altadena, decimated when the Eaton Fire ripped through and incinerated thousands of homes.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The 20,000-student Miami campus community is a bucolic bubble of leafy green quads and red brick buildings with no fewer than four Starbucks crammed into one square mile.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
In 1957, the structure was renamed for Darrow, a Hyde Park resident who frequented the bucolic bridge while contemplating cases.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The shop was on the bucolic Mariposa Street in Altadena, decimated when the Eaton Fire ripped through and incinerated thousands of homes.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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