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Recent Examples of village
The Mercedes went under his truck just a few kilometers short of the turn-off for the village where the cops were heading to sleep it off.
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Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
His grandmother, born in 1946, grew up in a family of farmers in Alleins, a small village in the south of France, raised by an Italian single mother, the brand said.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
Earlier this week, the junta canceled voting in two Kachin State townships and 11 villages due to clashes with forces aligned with the Kachin Independence Army.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
With the extreme cold, several warming centers have been opened at libraries and village buildings in the south suburbs.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
His grandmother, born in 1946, grew up in a family of farmers in Alleins, a small village in the south of France, raised by an Italian single mother, the brand said.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
Earlier this week, the junta canceled voting in two Kachin State townships and 11 villages due to clashes with forces aligned with the Kachin Independence Army.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
With the extreme cold, several warming centers have been opened at libraries and village buildings in the south suburbs.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for village
hamlet
Noun
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Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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Saxonham was a village – not much more than a hamlet in truth – a few miles from Dungeness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/village. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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