Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for townees
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On Monday people fled southern Lebanon after Israel launched multiple strikes and Jerusalem warned villagers there to evacuate.—
BRIAN MELLEY,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026 -
The villagers reveal more about their lives, with sweet romantic scenes and poignant moments unfolding around the town.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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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
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Decades before the Declaration of Independence, colonists organized boycotts and public demonstrations opposing British rule.—
Karl W. Bickel,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
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His outrageous attacks on the citizens of Minnesota are as egregious as anything the British Redcoats did to provoke American colonists into revolution, that started with the Battle of Lexington (painting).—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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In January, Border Patrol apprehended 151 migrants in Big Bend Sector.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Pakistan launched a sweeping crackdown in October 2023 to expel migrants without documents, urging those in the country to leave of their own accord to avoid arrest and forcibly expelling others.—
Munir Ahmed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the evening, head to Tanimachi 4-chome, a low-key residential pocket about 15 minutes away on foot, where locals frequent lively izakayas and cozy watering holes like wine bar Anchovy Butter.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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This season, Glassman redirected his annual family ski trip to nearby Solitude Mountain Resort and Brighton Resort — two mountains favored by locals for their steep terrain and lower price points.—
Caroline Tell,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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Footage from one camera shows approximately two dozen settlers dressed in black entering the village.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Many indigenous groups on this continent whom settlers swindled, attacked, and displaced have a long history of using sweat lodges both for cleaning the body and in ritual.—
Madeline Leung Coleman,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2026
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Other newcomers in the cast include Olivia Rose Keegan, Savannah Lee Nassif, Cameron Scott Roberts, Sydney Park, Gregg Wayans, Ruby Snowber, and Benny Zielke.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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Pazos, Grom and Gracey questioned whether the hotel would raise security issues as a result of newcomers driving into the community, noting the presence of a preschool near the plaza.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The fraying ties prompted Islamabad to return almost three million Afghan nationals in recent months, straining Kabul’s scant resources.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The United Kingdom told British nationals in Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Palestine, Qatar and the UAE to register their presence to receive direct updates from its foreign ministry.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Townees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townees. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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