1
as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
painted a pastoral scene of a flower-filled meadow
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2
as in ministerial
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
pastoral advice to a young couple preparing to marry
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Recent Examples of pastoral
Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This is rock and roll as pastoral.
—Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Aniebiet Ntui, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Frost’s pastoral landscapes are haunted by loss and shadowed by anxiety, doubt and dread.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Elsewhere, Abercrombie’s pastorals are almost like burlesques of plein air painting.
—Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This is rock and roll as pastoral.
—Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
Various studies including a recent research paper by the International Organization for Sustainable Development have stated that Chad is highly susceptible to desertification, with the Sahara Desert advancing threatening pastoral and agricultural communities.
—Aniebiet Ntui, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Frost’s pastoral landscapes are haunted by loss and shadowed by anxiety, doubt and dread.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastoral
Adjective
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As lieutenant governor, Duncan backed policies expanding healthcare in rural communities and helped pass the state’s first hate crimes law.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kinetic by Windstream, for example, offers fiber plans up to 2 Gbps in some rural parts of Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, and North Carolina, while Brightspeed is expanding fiber coverage across 20 states, with a focus on less densely populated regions.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Landau, in Seoul for a Korea-US vice foreign ministerial meeting, said that the 316 South Koreans who returned home Friday on a chartered jet after being detained in Georgia will face no disadvantage when re-entering the US, according to South Korea’s foreign ministry.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The plaintiffs claim his acts denied access to justice, violated ministerial duties and undermined the public’s trust.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Including 55 serious operas, 6 cantatas, 53 comic operas, 17 operettas, 6 sing-spiele, 4 ballets, 4 vaudevilles, 2 oratorios, one each of fares, pastorales, masques, ballads and buffas.—
WILLIAM ROBIN,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2017
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The park is a tiny idyll full of captivating panoramas, peaceful bird-watching, and stunning views.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Rather than the literal pressure-cooker environment of Masterchef or the countryside idyll of the Great British Bake Off, Gastronauts takes joy in messing around, bringing a serious dedication to the outrageously silly challenges.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
18 Aug. 2025
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This is her elegy, her memorial, her voice, her face.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Not every elegy comes in the form of a dying fall.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Archbishop Bernard Hebda addressed some 2,000 people at the vigil, where psalms were sung and the silences burrowed deep in the wide room.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Twin Cities,
28 Aug. 2025
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Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.—
Marla Brown Fogelman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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But stateside grosses are also just the latest success for the anime epic.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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Michael Caton-Jones’ rousing historical epic is the sort of movie that hardly gets made anymore.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Pastoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastoral. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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