Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellah
Noun
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What began in Manchester with an 1819 massacre of peasants gave birth to the world's first workers' movements, trade unions and an idea of equality that has fueled social justice and labor movements around the world.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025 -
French peasants at work, rendered with maximum sentiment by the likes of Jean-François Millet.—
Blake Gopnik,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Not only does the peon and con man Tom end up refashioning himself as the rich and carefree Dickie, but Highsmith’s novel itself was a retelling of Henry James’s The Ambassadors.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2024
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Not afraid but brave, not weak but empowered, not peons but partners.—
Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2024
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His study has revealed that the fortified city covers a whopping 360 hectares and sported more than 1,100 structures—including temples, ball courts and different neighborhoods for the commoners and the elite—and 2.5 miles of walls.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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And, a mob of commoners riled up by a man known as the Shepherd decide that enough is enough: Time to get rid of these dragons.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
22 July 2024
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For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2024
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Trucco brings a sleazy menace to Rufus, an arrogant boor who underestimates how far Madeline and Roderick will go to usurp him.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
9 Oct. 2023
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“Fellah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellah. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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