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adjective

Definition of bushnext
as in wrong
falling short of a standard a hopelessly bush effort at creating a romantic comedy

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bush

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noun

ˈbu̇sh How to pronounce bush (audio)
as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country a guide who specializes in taking adventurous tourists through the bush

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Recent Examples of bush
Noun
In the front yard, one beautiful Coyote bush (Baccharis pilularis) has seized much of the visual space. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Allowing bushes to grow right up to an AC unit can also fill it with debris. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026 Right now, the blueberry bushes on Martha’s Bedford farm are laden with the delicious fruit—almost every branch is full. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026 Juniper trees, myrtle bushes, vineyards, and aromatic herbs flourish under the influence of the Maestrale, the strong northwesterly wind that sweeps across Sardinia year-round. — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bush
  1. wrong
  2. countryside
  3. unacceptable
  4. outback
  5. poor
  6. country
  7. lame
  8. hinterland
Adjective
  • The company’s investment in the hedge fund, as well as wrong-way bets in Asian equity markets, drove part of the losses, said the person, who asked not to be identified citing private details.
    — Katherine Doherty, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe in this new era, more things will go right than wrong for the Mets.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrong
Noun
  • After the bright lights of the Tour, Vollering returned to the countryside this week.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Boring into the ground is a lot easier on an empty lot in the countryside than on a station platform built in 1913.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of countryside
Adjective
  • Still, only 28% of readers said that AI use is unacceptable in all of the circumstances presented by the survey.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Intervene Intervene means several signals—or one sufficiently consequential event—indicate probable deterioration or unacceptable outcomes.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of unacceptable
Noun
  • Sydney Harbor will offer the latter, but eclipse chasers will head to remote areas of the Australian outback for the former.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Broken Hill Those traveling between Sydney and Adelaide will stop at this outback mining town, which has some of the world’s largest silver, lead, and zinc mineral deposits.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Definition of outback
Adjective
  • But tensions have opened up between data center boosters and some community organizations that want to see more jobs and economic benefits go to local residents, especially predominantly poor Hispanic farm and food processing workers.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Conventional wisdom usually attributes those failures to changing markets, disruptive competitors, or poor leadership.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of poor
Noun
  • Marina was adamant to the federal agents that her former husband could never have given secrets to another country.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Our country has used science to make society safer and healthier over time, improving lives, making jobs safer, and preventing early deaths.
    — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of country
Adjective
  • In that time seven states seceded from the Union, while lame-duck Pres.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The jokes are still wildly scattershot and frequently, knowingly lame; the production is still cheap and cheerfully scrappy; the whole ragged enterprise is still reliant on the evident affection and chemistry between its players to hold it together.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of lame
Noun
  • In the blizzardy hinterlands, boredom is driving two soldiers mad, and a stranger’s arrival only underscores the futility of the war’s propaganda.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Putin began a neo-imperialist land grab, seizing territory around Russia’s hinterlands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of hinterland

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