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
Deep in the countryside of Puglia, away from the booming and super-hot touristic cities like Alberobello, masserie have been sitting abandoned for centuries.
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Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Prince George looks at home in the countryside in a new picture released by Prince William and Princess Kate to mark his birthday.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The news has generated an exciting buzz in the French capital, which famously empties at the height of summer as residents flee to the countryside and the coast to escape the heat.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
One of millions of people to have been evacuated to the countryside via 'Operation Pied Piper,' Molly has been away from her parents—from her home—for nearly five years.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 17 July 2025
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Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Prince George looks at home in the countryside in a new picture released by Prince William and Princess Kate to mark his birthday.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The news has generated an exciting buzz in the French capital, which famously empties at the height of summer as residents flee to the countryside and the coast to escape the heat.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
One of millions of people to have been evacuated to the countryside via 'Operation Pied Piper,' Molly has been away from her parents—from her home—for nearly five years.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countryside
Noun
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Besides the Cousins' Buechel neighborhood home, Moore and his local crew shot at the former D. Nalley's diner in Old Louisville and Powder Keg Fireworks in Jeffersonville, Indiana, as well as various country roads and a lake in Southern Indiana.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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On Sunday, July 20, Lord posted on Instagram a thank-you letter sent to him by the Duke of Sussex, 40, after visiting his shop East Side Ink to get a fake tattoo from country singer Jelly Roll in 2024.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
21 July 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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Lost Dutchman State Park puts people up close to the craggy mountains' wilderness with abundant saguaro cactuses in the foreground, which can be seen from hiking trails ranging from easy to difficult.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Primary concerns are recreation/PCT, wilderness values and firefighter safety in rough terrain.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryside. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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