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
After graduating from high school, a rare feat in poor regions of China, Chang was sent to the countryside under Mao’s indoctrination program.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
Where To Stay Nestled within sweeping 18th-century parklands, home to roaming deer and majestic chestnut trees—The Dairy is Burghley’s chic and cozy 10-bedroom countryside bolthole.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi also moved to England last year, relocating to the countryside after selling their California estate for $96 million.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Willow and Wolf Ranch in Livermore sits on a hill in the picturesque countryside, but offers easy city access.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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After winning a 2023 high school cross country state championship as a 13-year-old, Annabella Tomasic had a less dominant season in ’24.—
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More recent polling from Pew shows a country with negative but not-very-strong feelings about the ban.—
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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.—
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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.—
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Vacationers who were camping nearby tried to capture the dog, but she got spooked and darted off into the wilderness.—
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That happens when you are thrust into the wilderness; wilderness changes you.—
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryside. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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