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Recent Examples of hamlets
Amnesty said its report looked into 27 hamlets and villages in the West Bank where Palestinians were displaced between 2023 and 2025.
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Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Happiness is equated early on to alpine hamlets ensconced between verdant mountains carved by pristine waterfalls.
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Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
Several small hamlets have been renovated into luxury hotels, such as Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco.
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Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
And there are places that are called boroughs and districts and neighborhoods and towns and hamlets.
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AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
The route links family-run lodges, remote hamlets, and small wilderness resorts, and the rides are timed to take advantage of the long summer light.
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Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
All across Minnesota, in small towns, cities and hamlets, the new Minnesota state flag has not exactly flown off the shelves.
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Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
Quaint fishing villages made the Outer Banks an international tourist destination, and one of the most famous of these hamlets has unveiled a plan to defy North Carolina’s coastal redevelopment craze.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
The Outer Banks’ charming coastal hamlets could beckon.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Happiness is equated early on to alpine hamlets ensconced between verdant mountains carved by pristine waterfalls.
—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
Several small hamlets have been renovated into luxury hotels, such as Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco.
—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
And there are places that are called boroughs and districts and neighborhoods and towns and hamlets.
—
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
The route links family-run lodges, remote hamlets, and small wilderness resorts, and the rides are timed to take advantage of the long summer light.
—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
All across Minnesota, in small towns, cities and hamlets, the new Minnesota state flag has not exactly flown off the shelves.
—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
Quaint fishing villages made the Outer Banks an international tourist destination, and one of the most famous of these hamlets has unveiled a plan to defy North Carolina’s coastal redevelopment craze.
—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
The Outer Banks’ charming coastal hamlets could beckon.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hamlets
villages
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From there, the route winds through the Lofoten archipelago, passing towering peaks, white-sand beaches, small fishing villages with colorful houses, and Arctic scenery all the way to the village of Å, at the southernmost tip of Moskenes island.
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Disaster-mitigation personnel were placed on alert in vulnerable villages and towns.
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“Hamlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamlets. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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