as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
a bucolic region where farms are still common
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The shop was on the bucolic Mariposa Street in Altadena, decimated when the Eaton Fire ripped through and incinerated thousands of homes.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Bike lanes and in-lane bus stops with boarding islands are featured along the road in the bucolic neighborhood dotted with high-end boutiques and trendy restaurants.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
The best places to visit in Switzerland offer a mix of bucolic and bustling, historic and cutting edge.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
They are seen flinging a pizza box into their bucolic yard, smearing their faces with paint, raising their middle fingers, and saying naughty words.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Bike lanes and in-lane bus stops with boarding islands are featured along the road in the bucolic neighborhood dotted with high-end boutiques and trendy restaurants.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
The best places to visit in Switzerland offer a mix of bucolic and bustling, historic and cutting edge.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
They are seen flinging a pizza box into their bucolic yard, smearing their faces with paint, raising their middle fingers, and saying naughty words.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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