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bucolic

[byoo-kol-ik] / bjuˈkɒl ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
rural or rustic
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Now she breeds her own yaks on 120 acres of pasture, foothills and mesa tops high in bucolic Ridgway, about 290 miles west of Denver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Deep observers of his catalog also view it as his most biographical feature, citing how closely Satsuki and Mei’s bucolic retreat resembles a chapter in the filmmaker’s childhood when his own mother was gravely ill.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

Paddick, a lawyer who moved her family from London to bucolic Hampshire nearly two years ago, sent the clip to her neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

British artist David Hockney's paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, from carefree 1960s California to the bucolic landscapes of his native Yorkshire.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The sun had just gone down, and its afterglow was backlighting the city, which formed low cliffs around the bucolic void to the idle stockyards.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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