as in pastoral
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people grew up in a rural community where more than half the people were farmers a painter noted for his rural landscapes
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Recent Examples of rural Bieri used the more rural town of Abingdon, a southwest town near the Tennessee border, to explain the cost-of-living differences. —
Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026 Limon had previously earned a degree in urban and rural planning from a university in Bangladesh. —Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 But few of them figured out Congress as quickly as Massie, who had grown up in rural Kentucky but earned two degrees in engineering from MIT. —Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 No one was injured in the assaults, which included a shooting at a police station in the rural area of Jamundi, and an attack on a Civil Aviation radar facility in El Tambo, where authorities took down three explosives-laden drones. —ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rural
Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026 Limon had previously earned a degree in urban and rural planning from a university in Bangladesh. —Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 But few of them figured out Congress as quickly as Massie, who had grown up in rural Kentucky but earned two degrees in engineering from MIT. —Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 No one was injured in the assaults, which included a shooting at a police station in the rural area of Jamundi, and an attack on a Civil Aviation radar facility in El Tambo, where authorities took down three explosives-laden drones. —ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rural
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Few wallpapers can nurture a childhood love of Fauvism with so little effort, but this ambling and pastoral mural can raise your little one to appreciate the finer things in life.— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026
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Set in a pastoral Kenyan village, Star’s battle for her identity puts her at odds with her community.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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Court documents outline a multi-country route, flying from Vancouver to Mexico City on March 29, then traveling to Mérida before boarding another flight to Havana, Cuba, on April 1.— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The multi-country co-production involving Rhayuela Films, El Sol Ermitaño (Colombia), Dublin Films (France), Potenza Producciones (Spain) and Camera Oscura (Canada) shot in the Colombian cities of Medellín and Santa Marta in November and December last year.— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Mountainaire, an eleven-person luxury cabin in Hampshire County along the North River, is the picture of rustic elegance; enjoy lavish meals at the French farm table, light fires in the outdoor fireplace, and snuggle into your vintage four-poster iron bed.— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
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Seed Studio Landscape Design paired rustic wood fencing with light tile flooring and colorful landscaping to give this space an open and airy feel.— Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
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But for now, the iconic Saratoga farm is a bucolic retreat from the craziness of Silicon Valley.— Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
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There’s little else to this bucolic corner other than The Refectory, the hotel’s restaurant with a daily-changing menu shaped by the farm and gardens.— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Rural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/rural. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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