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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.
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Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for townee
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Like the yeoman boys are out in the barn, half-naked, working out, buffing up and wearing animal heads and preparing for some kind of an inchoate battle with the burghers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Nov. 2025
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These works, painted by artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Ferdinand Bol, and Bartholomeus van der Helst, depict the powerful merchant-burghers who shaped the political and social fabric of Golden Age Amsterdam.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These were probably composed by Sebastian Lotzer, a townsman and furrier, on the basis of hundreds of complaints that different groups of peasants had been formulating for weeks beforehand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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One cut scene, Good recalls, featured a townsman sacrificing himself with a homemade net bomb.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
21 Aug. 2025
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The villagers often had to move in the dark to avoid being detected.—
Pavlo Fedykovych,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Some villagers sat in the shade of towering fig trees, while others planted yams or dug the soil with tree branches.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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After redshirting as a freshman, Smith started 11 games at defensive end for Mizzou in 2009 and was named Big 12 defensive freshman and newcomer of the year.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Take for another example the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (GMSI), the grand south side of which can now be viewed spectacularly from the top floor of the OPC, rendering it almost like a shadow White House staring down on the newcomer on the block.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Next month, our country is celebrating its 250th birthday, the day the colonists said enough is enough to the king of England.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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But when human hubris introduces a linguistic plague on the creatures, the colonists must work to finally, truly understand the Indigenous population.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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And the rise of Restore Britain, another hard-right party amplified by Elon Musk which advocates for the large-scale deportation of migrants, has siphoned off some support for Reform too.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Police fired rubber bullets and used stun grenades against migrants protesting Wednesday near a community hall in South Africa where thousands are being processed for deportation by authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The city and local stakeholders are getting closer to a plan, but some of the locals worry that plan may not include them.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The resort’s breakfast and lunch spot, Boon Fly Cafe, sits along the highway and attracts a mix of hotel guests, locals, and visitors.—
Christine Sarkis,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Our list of hard studying localites include, from Beachwood, Celia Edelstein and Dorian Miller.—
Jeff Piorkowski/special to cleveland.com,
cleveland.com,
26 Jan. 2018
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“Townee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townee. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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