SEMIRURAL Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

semirural

adjective

Definition of semirural

as in nonurban

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Recent Examples of semirural Her fiance travels weekly for work, leaving her alone in their house in Shadow Hills, a quaint semirural neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. — oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023 An evacuation order also was issued for residents of the Wilton area in semirural southeastern Sacramento County. — Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2023 In the wake of apparent ruin, the family relocated from a town house in Harlem, with good furniture and servants, and a summer home on the beach, to the wilds of semirural Brooklyn. — Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022 And yet those Americans, along with their neighbors in semirural suburban communities, play an outsize role in American electoral politics. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for semirural

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Fish caught near urban areas contained nearly three times more PFOS and overall PFAS than those caught in nonurban locations, the study found.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
The nonurban groups also dined on venison in the spring, when fawns were easy prey.

— Bethany Brookshire, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2022

Definition of nonurban

Adjective

According to the court filing and statements from their families, both victims were working-class nationals of Trinidad and Tobago who frequently traveled to neighboring Venezuela for fishing and agricultural labor.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The exterior took its cues from agricultural structures Kirkpatrick had seen on his travels.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of agricultural

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There is something wonderfully honest and pure about a farm and the agrarian life that is the heritage of many Americans.

— Jeffrey Dungan, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
The winery estate located at 4710 Flying Paster Lane was owned by Trebek for nine years and is known for its sustainable local agriculture and celebration of equestrian, ranch and agrarian lifestyles.

— Libbey Hanson, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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