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 South Terrace, with bucolic and far-reaching views, is already the locus of socialising spilling down to the 25-meter pool.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Much of the bucolic estate unfolds across a single level, a detail that feels increasingly relevant as luxury buyers plan not only for children, but aging parents too.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Keeping all the elements in neutral tones ensures the focus stays on the bucolic landscape.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
The four-movement work begins in anguish but courses through a bucolic, cheerful ländler and a rather violent burlesque before resolving into a final Adagio that critics have long characterized as a quiet but solid affirmation of life.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Much of the bucolic estate unfolds across a single level, a detail that feels increasingly relevant as luxury buyers plan not only for children, but aging parents too.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Keeping all the elements in neutral tones ensures the focus stays on the bucolic landscape.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
The four-movement work begins in anguish but courses through a bucolic, cheerful ländler and a rather violent burlesque before resolving into a final Adagio that critics have long characterized as a quiet but solid affirmation of life.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucolic
rural
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He was wanted in connection with three killings in the Puna District, a large rural area on the island’s east coast.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The story, set in rural California in the 1990s, opens as seventeen-year-old Cal finds the body of his high school classmate, Nora, lying across the train tracks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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