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Recent Examples of countrified
Its twanging guitars and pounding drums scan as countrified classic rock, but every element seems muffled, as if emanating from an iPhone lost in a couch.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 July 2025
Riverfront Stage: Georgia native Gavin Adcock (June 5, 3:10 p.m.) is a hard-living countrified rock favorite gaining in streaming renown.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 5 June 2025
Elsewhere in the episode, Sheffield proposes that Swift consider a countrified and/or solo acoustic re-record of Reputation, while Spanos predicts that the new version of the debut will drop for its 20th anniversary next year.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
The hero is armed with one song bathed in countrified gospel and folk in his utility belt, aimed squarely at how despair and hopelessness have gripped many of the world's citizens.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 May 2025
On his most countrified fare, he’s also made a conscious effort to tip the balance from the barroom to the bedroom.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Lineup highlights: Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Lana Del Rey, Sturgill Simpson
Stagecoach is Coachella’s countrified sister fest.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Rhinestone Cowboys The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles belts out country classics by Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and Johnny Cash, plus countrified contemporary tunes by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Brandi Carlile, Shaboozey, Lil Nas and Chappell Roan.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The company capitalizes on Western wear and workwear’s widening appeal as fashion statements, and changing demographics and lifestyles as Americans flock from major cities to suburbia and countrified settings.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 July 2025
Riverfront Stage: Georgia native Gavin Adcock (June 5, 3:10 p.m.) is a hard-living countrified rock favorite gaining in streaming renown.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 5 June 2025
Elsewhere in the episode, Sheffield proposes that Swift consider a countrified and/or solo acoustic re-record of Reputation, while Spanos predicts that the new version of the debut will drop for its 20th anniversary next year.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
The hero is armed with one song bathed in countrified gospel and folk in his utility belt, aimed squarely at how despair and hopelessness have gripped many of the world's citizens.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 May 2025
On his most countrified fare, he’s also made a conscious effort to tip the balance from the barroom to the bedroom.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Lineup highlights: Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Lana Del Rey, Sturgill Simpson
Stagecoach is Coachella’s countrified sister fest.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Rhinestone Cowboys The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles belts out country classics by Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and Johnny Cash, plus countrified contemporary tunes by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Brandi Carlile, Shaboozey, Lil Nas and Chappell Roan.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The company capitalizes on Western wear and workwear’s widening appeal as fashion statements, and changing demographics and lifestyles as Americans flock from major cities to suburbia and countrified settings.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countrified
Adjective
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New logo has restaurant chain over a barrel Cracker Barrel is facing widespread backlash over its new logo, which no longer features a folksy country-store guy sitting next to a barrel.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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Throughout her life, Baez—now 84—has stayed true to her folksy-casual style.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And…with his down-home heart and pure prisms of light mind and a wild and wicked Texas cackle ripping up yellow lighting in a black sky desert…Forever Bob….—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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Anhedönia, however, had little interest in being the country’s next down-home sweetheart.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The conniption — a properly old-fashioned word, considering the restaurants' rustic decor and pretend general store — started last week.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Where And What To Eat In Molise Food here is rustic, seasonal and unforgettable.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Countrified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countrified. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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