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Dirty Business follows the story of two unlikely detectives who notice that the fish in the river running through their idyllic Oxfordshire hamlet are dying.
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Though his father was a farmer in the Umbrian hamlet of Castel Rigone, where Cucinelli was born in 1953, in his teenage years the family moved to the Ferro di Cavallo neighborhood of nearby Perugia, where his dad began working in a cement factory to provide a better life.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Multiple animals have been killed in the Monterey County hamlet of Corral de Tierra, about 12 miles east of Monterey, officials said.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Though his father was a farmer in the Umbrian hamlet of Castel Rigone, where Cucinelli was born in 1953, in his teenage years the family moved to the Ferro di Cavallo neighborhood of nearby Perugia, where his dad began working in a cement factory to provide a better life.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Multiple animals have been killed in the Monterey County hamlet of Corral de Tierra, about 12 miles east of Monterey, officials said.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hamlet
village
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This village on stilts dances to the sea's rhythm, where sampans sail serene waters, and locals craft shrimp paste under the sun, just like their Tanka ancestors.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Grand Jury Prize went to Emin Alper’s Salvation, a drama that charts the escalation of violence in an isolated village community in the Turkish mountains following the return of an exiled clan.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Hamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamlet. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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