Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
Noun
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The town is essentially a sunny place, full of mostly sunny people, to all appearances, a typical comedy hamlet.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026 -
The hamlet has served as a backdrop for the Clintons' life after the White House.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The small, walkable village of Tubac is the ideal destination for a day trip or weekend getaway, one with dozens of unique galleries that embrace a sense of place in the Sonoran Desert.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Camp East Montana looks like a pop-up village, with six long tents along a stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert outside El Paso at the Ft.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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 9 Mar. 2026.
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