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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
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An official American Viticultural Area (AVA) and the heart of Arkansas Wine Country, this hamlet has been producing grape juice and wine longer than any other Southern state.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026 -
Dirty Business follows the story of two unlikely detectives who notice that the fish in the river running through their idyllic Oxfordshire hamlet are dying.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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Now, authorities are stepping in to slow the flow, introducing new restrictions aimed at curbing day-trip tourism and easing pressure on the village.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Around two and a half hours from Seattle, Leavenworth is a Bavarian-style village that feels as if it’s been plucked straight from Europe, with alpine architecture and German beer halls.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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What was once just a sleepy little ‘cow town’ in Central California, has now become one of the trendiest wine regions to visit, along with national wine sales that are outperforming the rest of the market.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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If Great Bend failed to achieve the notoriety of Dodge City or other cow towns, Moses’s fellow citizens gave him much of the credit.—
Katy Roberts,
Washington Post,
29 July 2024
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“Podunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Podunk. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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