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Recent Examples of hamlets
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.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Note that there are also many of the smaller villages/hamlets/boroughs on this list.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Several small hamlets have been renovated into luxury hotels, such as Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
The route cuts across rolling farmland, oak woods and medieval hamlets, passing vineyards, monasteries and stone bridges along the way.
—Laura May Todd, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
My favorite part of the job was riding my bicycle out to remote hamlets to check on the children.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The Sandringham estate is vast, some 20,000 acres with about 150 properties, including villages and hamlets.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Nov. 2025
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
The Outer Banks’ charming coastal hamlets could beckon.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Note that there are also many of the smaller villages/hamlets/boroughs on this list.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Several small hamlets have been renovated into luxury hotels, such as Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
The route cuts across rolling farmland, oak woods and medieval hamlets, passing vineyards, monasteries and stone bridges along the way.
—Laura May Todd, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
My favorite part of the job was riding my bicycle out to remote hamlets to check on the children.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The Sandringham estate is vast, some 20,000 acres with about 150 properties, including villages and hamlets.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hamlets
villages
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Debel is one of 55 Lebanese towns and villages inside a swath of southern Lebanon currently occupied by Israeli forces.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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The preserve, jointly owned and managed by the Forest Preserve District of Will County and the villages of Park Forest and University Park, is looking for money to rebuild the bridge for at least one more decade of use and allow time for a more permanent solution.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Hamlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamlets. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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