old country

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Recent Examples of old country The buzz around the 27-year-old country singer, indeed, has been building for a while. Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025 The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman was not reflected in the CMA nominations. Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman is not reflected in 2025's CMA Award nominations. Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025 Around the same time, Donato discovered the Don Kelley Band at Robert's and was locked in on old country music. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for old country
Recent Examples of Synonyms for old country
Noun
  • Meanwhile, a founder scaling across Europe must incorporate separate entities in each country, untangle regulatory and employment codes in multiple languages and markets, and explain to engineers in Munich why their stock options are treated differently to their colleagues’ in Madrid.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The History of Emily Montague was published in 1769, but the Canadian Confederation—the alliance of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into an independent country separate from Great Britain—didn’t occur until 1867.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Speights has acted in the past, appearing in the 2015 movie 2Eleven, which was set in her hometown.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The announcement is a big deal for the hometown Chicago Sky and superstar forward Angel Reese, who’s been selected to the All-Star Game in both of her pro seasons.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The White House staff had been packing up a nativity scene from the holiday decorations and hadn’t been able to locate the figure of Joseph.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • However, the drop-off could also be attributed to people refusing to answer surveys or not indicating their nativity status, economists note.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Diplomatically, Canada balanced between its mother country, the United Kingdom, and its southern neighbor, the emerging superpower.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Since the condition of the Royal Navy was of prime importance to the British Parliament, during the colonial era that body passed several acts that sought to entice or compel colonists in British North America to produce naval stores for the benefit of the mother country.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The scene plays out like a Blighty version of A Few Good Men, with Dalton in the Tom Cruise role, deftly provoking Livingston into a confession.
    Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
  • According to The Associated Press, more than 29,000 people have hit the shores of Blighty this year on small boats, after over 46,000 last year.
    Adam Shaw, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • Rhythm, song and movement honored the island’s African and Indigenous roots.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
  • During the segment, Brandy paid tribute to her California roots by donning an LA Dodgers-style hat.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Old country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20country. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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