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
Galicia is green and coastal, whereas the Catalan countryside is more arid and brown.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 18 May 2025
The idea of going into a quiet space, or the countryside, or meditating in a sanctuary can also be really destabilizing.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
When Formula One returns to Imola each year, Stefano Domenicali always makes time to walk around the three-mile circuit set in the Italian countryside.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Tsou is a longtime producing and writing partner of Sean Baker, who produces and co-writes this story of a mother who returns to Taipei with her two daughters after several years of living in the countryside to open a night market stand.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for countryside
Jamie Lang, Variety, 18 May 2025
The idea of going into a quiet space, or the countryside, or meditating in a sanctuary can also be really destabilizing.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
When Formula One returns to Imola each year, Stefano Domenicali always makes time to walk around the three-mile circuit set in the Italian countryside.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Tsou is a longtime producing and writing partner of Sean Baker, who produces and co-writes this story of a mother who returns to Taipei with her two daughters after several years of living in the countryside to open a night market stand.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 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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Yellowstone National Cemetery, Montana Nestled in Montana’s big sky country, this relatively new cemetery feels vast and peaceful.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
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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Everglades National Park Everglades City Experience Florida’s wild, untamed beauty at the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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The remote area was one of few wilderness districts in the Forest Service at the time, and the primitive requirements there forced employees to work closely and forged a deep sense of pride in their work, Williams said.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
31 May 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryside. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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