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
In an effort to pay respect to its bucolic surroundings, the building operates on renewable energy with a geothermal system and over 4,100 solar panels.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Five years on, Ellie has settled in a seemingly bucolic commune in Jackson, Wyoming, although a world-shattering lie about her past is about to catch up with her.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Cape Town is now serviced by three nonstop flights from the U.S. Popular day trips from the city include seeing the bucolic wineries of Stellenbosch, the African penguin colony in Simon’s Town, and the Big Five at Aquila Game Reserve.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025
The 37-year-old’s battered remains were found the next day along the bucolic Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air, 30 miles north of Baltimore.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Five years on, Ellie has settled in a seemingly bucolic commune in Jackson, Wyoming, although a world-shattering lie about her past is about to catch up with her.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Cape Town is now serviced by three nonstop flights from the U.S. Popular day trips from the city include seeing the bucolic wineries of Stellenbosch, the African penguin colony in Simon’s Town, and the Big Five at Aquila Game Reserve.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025
The 37-year-old’s battered remains were found the next day along the bucolic Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air, 30 miles north of Baltimore.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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And, even in a Western, rural area, your property would need to be infested with wild rodents carrying the virus.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
26 Apr. 2025
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Democrats have conceded that rural voters feel abandoned by the stereotype that Democrats only care about the coastal elites.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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