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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
Noun
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Incorporated into the city in 1860, this former hamlet was the haunt of Molière and the literati, and later a hotbed of Art Nouveau residences by architect Hector Guimard (the creator of Paris’s iconic Métro entrances).—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026 -
And there are places that are called boroughs and districts and neighborhoods and towns and hamlets.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The eldest grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth wed Harriet, a nurse, in a private ceremony on Saturday, June 6, at All Saints Church in Kemble, a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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In Caulfeild village, West Vancouver’s shoreline feels especially elemental, where private homes sit between the city’s vibrancy and the coast’s wilder instincts.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 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 Jun. 2026.
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