as in country
the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments
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Recent Examples of countryside
Every corner feels cinematic, from the brick courtyards to the long sunset views over Virginia’s Piedmont countryside.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
In the isolated Swedish countryside of the never-setting sun, Midsommar hints at deeper, darker forces beneath the commune's folksy, welcoming exterior.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Three years later, thieves, armed with sledgehammers, stole it in an audacious five-minute heist from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s historic birthplace in the English countryside.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Patterns like gingham instantly evoke the cozy, countryside aesthetic.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
In the isolated Swedish countryside of the never-setting sun, Midsommar hints at deeper, darker forces beneath the commune's folksy, welcoming exterior.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Three years later, thieves, armed with sledgehammers, stole it in an audacious five-minute heist from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s historic birthplace in the English countryside.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Patterns like gingham instantly evoke the cozy, countryside aesthetic.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countryside
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Women from 130 countries are participating in this year’s edition, which concludes on November 21 with the crowning of the winner.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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With trials underway in multiple countries, electric roads are now drawing global attention.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The most enduring symbol of that series: Manu Ginobili at age 36, weaving his way through traffic in Game 5, giving a stiff-arm to 2013 tormentor Ray Allen before exploding for an out-of-nowhere dunk on Chris Bosh.—
Jeff McDonald,
ExpressNews.com,
18 May 2020
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While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of-nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices.—
Sam Machkovech,
Ars Technica,
13 May 2020
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How did Joy nearly die in the wilderness of Colorado, a place that, in a joke the film keeps repeating, is almost all white people?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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At the northeast corner of the Sahara Desert, its vast wilderness marks the final leg on the African continent for those fleeing war, persecution, and lack of opportunity in search of a better life.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryside. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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