as in peasants
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy
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Noun
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The peasants looked different, weathered.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Its artworks, like Michelangelo's Pieta, have been known to make peasants and popes weep.—
Chris Livesay,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So a bunch of hicks from Topeka were left up to our own devices of going down to Robert Hall and finding something that might be kind of cool.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hernandez was released from CECOT and sent to Venezulea along with 252 of his fellow countrymen in July 2025.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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While Senesh was hailed as a hero, Kastner was reviled and assassinated by his own countrymen for negotiating with the Nazis.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Simply put, the small-town bumpkins from North Florida who support this idea should be made to pay for it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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All those unsuspecting rubes with no idea what’s about to hit them.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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That set-up makes Cole relatively unique among prediction markets’ headliners, many of whom are suspected of exploiting insider info to dupe rubes for short-term gains.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
26 Feb. 2026
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the film has been described as a four-quadrant coming-of-age comedy set in the world of funny and evil clowns.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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From ringmasters and lions to clowns and mimes, everyone went all out with their party attire.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
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Another recall targets Petzl Nomic and Ergonomic ice climbing axes, which are widely used by ice climbers and mountaineers.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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There have also been skydivers, legendary mountaineers, renowned scientists, and heads of state.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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Using his Hollywood makeup father’s prosthetics, Holliday transforms himself into hayseed-like Chad Powers.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Baby Billy’s first full-frontal scene is more a testament to Walton Goggins’s incredible hayseed bravado in the rule.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Provincials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provincials. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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