as in backwoods
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Adjective
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Frances Quinlan Quinlan had planned to celebrate her 34th birthday in a backwoods cabin this week, before a Friday show in Ohio.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2020 -
The potholes are worth it, however, for the great weekend of backwoods hiking and exploring .—
Stef Schrader,
Popular Mechanics,
25 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Another of these coveted rural listings, this one on the eastern edge of California‘s Santa Ynez Valley, a wine-growing region about 30 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, is up for grabs for a cool $20 million.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2025
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One such measure includes a modest increase in minimum basic benefits for elderly people in rural areas and unemployed individuals in cities, Reuters reported this week.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The head of the religious school was among those killed, said provincial government spokesman Muhammad Ali Saif.—
Reuters,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The necklace may have been worn by someone in the Lusatian culture, or during the early days of the West Baltic Kurgan culture, according to the provincial office.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This year's countrified holiday music program will be hosted by Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood and feature a night of spirited Christmas classics.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
3 Dec. 2024
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In the rendition, recorded live at BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Beabadoobee recasts Carpenter’s acerbic pop-rock hit into something gentler, with a slightly countrified, acoustic-guitar-and-strings arrangement — almost how the Corrs would’ve done it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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According to public records, O’Neal had owned the bucolic sprawl since 1995.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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Initially, the new home, in a bucolic suburb, felt like a dream.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Backwoodsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backwoodsy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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