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
Some rooms have private pools or gardens; all have beguiling views over the countryside.
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
As Revere roused the countryside, Dawes was also making his way toward Lexington.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
No, not that Portishead — the English village of Portishead, a little town in the idyllic countryside of Somerset, where Grammer purchased a 200-year-old cottage in 2023.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
Terrified, Michelle sought safety in the countryside.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
As Revere roused the countryside, Dawes was also making his way toward Lexington.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
No, not that Portishead — the English village of Portishead, a little town in the idyllic countryside of Somerset, where Grammer purchased a 200-year-old cottage in 2023.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
Terrified, Michelle sought safety in the countryside.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countryside
Noun
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It's been just a tremendous loser for this country.—
Bonnie Bolden,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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An independent commission to investigate the attacks held 19 days of public hearings, reviewed 2.5 million pages of documents, interviewed more than 1,200 people in 10 different countries and produced a 567-page document.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Sadly, for now, Murkowski is one of vanishingly few Republican politicians with the guts to speak up against the party’s rogue president — a brave, but lonely, voice in the wilderness.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Others, including Winks, were left out in the wilderness after getting on the wrong side of Van Nistelrooy. Disjointed, dejected, demotivated and defeated.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryside. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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