Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
Noun
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In Kabul, health officials said rescue teams were struggling to reach remote hamlets in a region long prone to earthquakes and floods.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025 -
Scarbrough is less than a village, more of a hamlet of twelve, perhaps fifteen houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The community also comprises a village center with restaurants, retail and gathering spaces.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Every scan of a member ID—whether at the race village, in-club, or through the app—feeds longitudinal data that connects experiential moments to actual purchases over time.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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 Sep. 2025.
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