small-town
adjective
: of or relating to a small town
small-town values/life/charm
: coming from or living in a small town
a small-town girl
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Towns to Visit Woodstock As the county seat, Woodstock blends small-town charm with rich history and easy access to the outdoors.
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Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
Ghetto Pat now goes by Bob, who is less a dutiful parent to 16-year old Willa (Chase Infiniti) and more a frustrating and paranoid obstacle in her small-town California life.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Writer-director Rian Johnson, 51, offers not one but two clerics – Josh O’Connor’s young priest and Josh Brolin’s fire and brimstone grey-bearded Monsignor – plus Glenn Close’s indispensable church lady in an upstate New York small-town community.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
The beloved sitcom starring Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, and more, followed the quirky exploits of a dysfunctional, small-town American parks and recreation department.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
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Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
Ghetto Pat now goes by Bob, who is less a dutiful parent to 16-year old Willa (Chase Infiniti) and more a frustrating and paranoid obstacle in her small-town California life.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Writer-director Rian Johnson, 51, offers not one but two clerics – Josh O’Connor’s young priest and Josh Brolin’s fire and brimstone grey-bearded Monsignor – plus Glenn Close’s indispensable church lady in an upstate New York small-town community.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
The beloved sitcom starring Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, and more, followed the quirky exploits of a dysfunctional, small-town American parks and recreation department.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Small-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-town. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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