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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The program will be attended by 63 up-and-coming film professionals, drawn from 17 countries.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
2 Aug. 2025
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President Trump signed a proclamation in June to ban or partly ban citizens from 19 countries including Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela from entering the U.S. for national security concerns.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
2 Aug. 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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Kean has spent the past few years in the footballing wilderness, crossing 1,000 league minutes only twice across the six seasons between 2017-18 and 2023-24.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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For better or worse, Grand Canyon Lodge democratized Arizona’s northern wilderness.—
Greg Burton,
AZCentral.com,
27 July 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryside. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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