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
Fargo, Get Out, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Rosemary's Baby come up when Martin discusses influences for this story about the bucolic town of Tall Pines and the eccentric leader of the local school for troubled teens.
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EW.com, 31 July 2025
In the ad, over elegiac fiddle music, a fleet of Dodge Challengers speeds through a bucolic landscape and scatters a regiment of musket-bearing redcoats.
—Alex Carp, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Step five: Enjoy a picnic in the bucolic setting and then rope swing to your heart’s content.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
The scene is bucolic, except for the occasional semi-truck that speeds by on the narrow but busy road adjacent to the orchard, a reminder of the commercial industry that is creeping into the rural area.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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EW.com, 31 July 2025
In the ad, over elegiac fiddle music, a fleet of Dodge Challengers speeds through a bucolic landscape and scatters a regiment of musket-bearing redcoats.
—Alex Carp, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Step five: Enjoy a picnic in the bucolic setting and then rope swing to your heart’s content.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
The scene is bucolic, except for the occasional semi-truck that speeds by on the narrow but busy road adjacent to the orchard, a reminder of the commercial industry that is creeping into the rural area.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucolic
rural
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But her father wants to take a holiday to his rural childhood home, which is close to the mountain.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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Just days later, the Florida Department of Commerce informed Orange County that its plan — designed to guide responsible growth, protect rural lands, and ensure infrastructure keeps pace with development — may not comply with the new law.—
Haley Busch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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