as in country
the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments
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Recent Examples of countryside
The principal amenity, really, is the open deck from which guests can watch the countryside slip by, under bright red- and white-striped sails.
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Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
When small family dairy farms were numerous and dotted the countryside, and kids would play summer baseball without adults coaching.
—Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The Hudson Valley, located along the Hudson River north of New York City, offers bucolic countryside living just outside the Big Apple.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Marson’s 1932 play, At What a Price, depicts a young Black woman from the Jamaican countryside who moves to Kingston and takes a job as a stenographer.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
When small family dairy farms were numerous and dotted the countryside, and kids would play summer baseball without adults coaching.
—Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The Hudson Valley, located along the Hudson River north of New York City, offers bucolic countryside living just outside the Big Apple.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Marson’s 1932 play, At What a Price, depicts a young Black woman from the Jamaican countryside who moves to Kingston and takes a job as a stenographer.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countryside
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While inflation has since slowed, families are still being affected by supply chain issues, other inflationary pressures, and even the looming threat of tariffs against countries such as China, Mexico, and Canada—which could raise prices for consumers.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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President Trump now calling Ukrainian President Zelensky a dictator, later blaming Ukraine's leaders for Putin's attack on that country.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The most enduring symbol of that series: Manu Ginobili at age 36, weaving his way through traffic in Game 5, giving a stiff-arm to 2013 tormentor Ray Allen before exploding for an out-of-nowhere dunk on Chris Bosh.—
Jeff McDonald,
ExpressNews.com,
18 May 2020
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While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of-nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices.—
Sam Machkovech,
Ars Technica,
13 May 2020
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The wilderness is also stalking the beleaguered Duttons like a limpy gazelle ripe for the picking.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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And somewhere in the wilderness, Teonna Rainwater (Aminah Nieves) remains free from her Catholic captors by traveling with her father, Runs His Horse (Michael Spears), but Father Renaud (Sebastian Roché) is still hot on her trail.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryside. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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