townee

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of townee As they're greeted by a sleeker and sexier group of performing townees, Melissa and Josh are confused, to say the least. Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for townee
Noun
  • Gerhard Siegel earns the audience’s gratitude by singing Herod not as a weak-willed despot but as a comically lascivious burgher out of Rosenkavalier.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Women glide past, a mix of 19th-century bordello madams, shopkeepers and wives of wealthy burghers.
    Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • According to respective Instagram posts from his show co-star Melissa Gilbert and son Clint Lilley, Lilley died Wednesday after a storied career as a Hollywood stuntman and actor, who played various roles on the beloved '70s historical drama, including a townsman and stagecoach driver.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The townsmen feared his razor-sharp teeth, lightning speed, and quick temper.
    Maeve Dunigan, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Afterward, Masai villagers sold handmade beadwork, textiles, and wood-carvings.
    Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
  • At the sight of them, the villagers around me spring to action, shouting in Quechua and waving the rope aggressively.
    David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • The courage that the colonists had, hungry for freedom, to start a new life here.
    Nicole Russell, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • O'Reilly's acceptance of newcomers helped grow his city while other cities in the region with smaller immigrant communities saw a population decline during that decade.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • For regular attendees of this elevated, date-night-worthy soiree, there will be newcomer wares to sample.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • But the high court also allowed the Trump administration to end two Biden-era programs shielding nearly more than 800,000 migrants from Latin American countries from the threat of deportation.
    Melissa Quinn July 9, CBS News, 9 July 2025
  • The undocumented migrants are from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Vietnam and South Sudan.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Founded by Oakland locals Paul Iglesias and Sophia Akbar, the four-day series blends art, music, and modern Colombian cuisine—honoring Colombia’s July 20th declaration of independence from Spanish rule.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • As paranoia rises, suspicions and secrets are forced into the light, and the locals start to realize there is a serial killer hidden amongst them.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The primary driver of its extinction was likely the introduction of feral cats, brought to the island by naval crews and settlers.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Newsweek reached out to the IDF, the State Department and the spokesperson for the Hebron settler community for comment.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025

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“Townee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townee. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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