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
Explore ancient ruins, zip through the countryside in a sidecar, or visit a local temple where hill tribes and Buddhist cultures meet.
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Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The semi-interred building isn’t really a New York — or a city — thing (except perhaps for the Irish Hunger Memorial, a low box that wears a chunk of rocky countryside on its shoulder).
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
Shortly after Foley moved from London to the English countryside after growing up in Sussex, a hotel opened a few villages over.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
The first video of that cool-looking personal aircraft, which doesn’t require a pilot’s license, featured Patan several years ago flying over Italy’s Tuscany countryside.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
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Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The semi-interred building isn’t really a New York — or a city — thing (except perhaps for the Irish Hunger Memorial, a low box that wears a chunk of rocky countryside on its shoulder).
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
Shortly after Foley moved from London to the English countryside after growing up in Sussex, a hotel opened a few villages over.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
The first video of that cool-looking personal aircraft, which doesn’t require a pilot’s license, featured Patan several years ago flying over Italy’s Tuscany countryside.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countryside
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Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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By using the name of a monument for those not present, a monument with historical ties to ancient Greece and Egypt as well as our own culture, Brock highlights how honoring the dead goes beyond culture and country.—
James Dubinsky,
JSTOR Daily,
22 May 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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The last time Democrats were this deep in the wilderness was in 2005, when few outside the DNC had heard of Barack Obama.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
19 May 2025
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According to Botti, three weeks is the longest he’s seen someone survive in the wilderness after going missing.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryside. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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