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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Recent Examples of bucolic
The album Women features the world-premiere studio recording of Irish composer Ina Boyle's Violin Concerto (1935), which evokes bucolic scenes with the feel of a tone poem.
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Olivia Hampton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Soldiers spare no effort to follow rituals with the limited supplies in their bucolic bases.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
Beaux Pilgrim runs his business, ia Blueprint, from Vidalia, Louisiana, a bucolic town of 4,000 people.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A ribbon-cutting ceremony held on the sunny afternoon of March 20 celebrated the Friends Terrace, a space overlooking a bucolic landscape of trees and flowers in the Fullerton Arboretum and Botanical Garden that provides a unique new venue for special events.
—Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Hampton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Soldiers spare no effort to follow rituals with the limited supplies in their bucolic bases.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
Beaux Pilgrim runs his business, ia Blueprint, from Vidalia, Louisiana, a bucolic town of 4,000 people.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A ribbon-cutting ceremony held on the sunny afternoon of March 20 celebrated the Friends Terrace, a space overlooking a bucolic landscape of trees and flowers in the Fullerton Arboretum and Botanical Garden that provides a unique new venue for special events.
—Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucolic
rural
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Your best bet is to find a dark location away from the city, ideally somewhere rural but also elevated.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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These policies represent a fundamental dismantling of a vital safety net program that would strip health coverage away from millions of Americans; cut access to essential services like primary care and prescription medicines; and push rural hospitals and health care providers beyond the brink.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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