as in wrong
falling short of a standard
a hopelessly bush effort at creating a romantic comedy
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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
Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2022
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Better check behind every bush and tree, because this movie will convince you every sleepy suburb is a slaughterhouse in the making.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The handy device is designed with a tri-bush system, complete with side brushes, channel brushes, and a multi-surface brushroll that work in tandem to pick up all the dirt, hair, and dander scattered around the house.
—Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2022
Noun
Here’s how to prune blueberry bushes to promote a profusion of bigger, better berries every year.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Better check behind every bush and tree, because this movie will convince you every sleepy suburb is a slaughterhouse in the making.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bush
Adjective
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As analysis, that’s not wrong, but where’s the sting of it inside this bizarre bonbon of a musical?—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite his brilliance and intellect, he was prevented from having a full life by being born on the wrong side of Israel’s separation fence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Alan Cumming and his extravagant outfits are back, hosting a brand new group of 23 Traitors and Faithfuls in the Scottish countryside.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Think clawfoot tubs overlooking rolling countryside and sliding barn doors separating farmhouse chic living spaces.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hufanga deemed that first-quarter Jeanty touchdown unacceptable because any touchdown is unacceptable at this point to Denver’s defense.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While locations like a solar panel farm in the Australian outback fit the bill for near-future ground war, the result mostly feels sterile, amounting to a bunch of empty pathways bathed in stark daylight.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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The blood-pumping thriller starts with a man and his young son arriving at a rave in the Moroccan outback looking for their daughter/sister.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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In recent games, KU’s communication has been pretty poor on defense and that’s led to players taking (and too often missing) wide-open 3-pointers.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hollywood couple Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors received Guinean citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African country through DNA testing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Our country is built on immigrants.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The flowers are the best, even if the leaves are lame and flop over.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cut to Culhane doing lame bits with chopsticks as walrus teeth.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sellew is a bold new voice, using sharp, stylish prose to explore the hinterland of contemporary mating.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the arid Brazilian hinterland, girls play poised between their mothers’ difficult pasts and fantastic dreams for the future.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Bush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bush. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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