Podunk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
Noun
  • The main road is one lane, and the level of toxins that surround my little hamlet of standing houses is very worrisome.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Camino del Norte follows Spain’s wild coast, with cliffs, coves, and fishing villages, while the Camino Primitivo winds through rugged mountains, misty valleys, and remote hamlets.
    Hayley Domin, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Liguria, the region of northwest Italy perched on the Portofino coast, offers countless picturesque villages and coves to explore.
    Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Casa Hygge As its name implies, the tiny Baja California town of El Pescadero was once little more than a fishing village wedged between the Pacific Ocean and the dusty Sierra de la Laguna mountains.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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