as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
a bucolic region where farms are still common
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Recent Examples of bucolic
At a charge, guests may also book a cute Patina Osaka wagon, packed with chairs, cuddly blankets, bites, and drinks for a bucolic picnic in the park.
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
He is also formed by his studies at Catholic Theological Union, a seminary for priests from religious communities conceived in a new mode after Vatican II; one that did not isolate seminarians from the realities of the world in some far-off bucolic location.
—Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
As for the bucolic scenes: for all their technical prowess, those were actually rooted in the digital Stone Age.
—Vogue, 6 May 2025
The latter sits on 9-hectare farm land that holds both his family holiday home and the Spanish restaurant, a building that boasts sculptural lines, organic shapes and cleverly placed windows that frame the bucolic view.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
He is also formed by his studies at Catholic Theological Union, a seminary for priests from religious communities conceived in a new mode after Vatican II; one that did not isolate seminarians from the realities of the world in some far-off bucolic location.
—Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
As for the bucolic scenes: for all their technical prowess, those were actually rooted in the digital Stone Age.
—Vogue, 6 May 2025
The latter sits on 9-hectare farm land that holds both his family holiday home and the Spanish restaurant, a building that boasts sculptural lines, organic shapes and cleverly placed windows that frame the bucolic view.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucolic
rural
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Your best bet is to find a dark location away from the city, ideally somewhere rural but also elevated.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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These policies represent a fundamental dismantling of a vital safety net program that would strip health coverage away from millions of Americans; cut access to essential services like primary care and prescription medicines; and push rural hospitals and health care providers beyond the brink.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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