TOWNSFOLK Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

townsfolk

noun

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Recent Examples of townsfolk After a season-long challenge to get the townsfolk on her side, her speech gets them to sign the petition to fend off corporations from invading Virgin River. —

Barry Levitt, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 However, just a handful of townsfolk show up and the only one expressing much enthusiasm is a lottery ticket seller. —

John Otis, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026 Back home, the angsty Keitaro is working on a legendary firework, determined to dazzle the townsfolk and save their home. —

Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026 His body, however, was never retrieved, and townsfolk continued to blame him for the murder of Chrissy Cunningham and the spooky events that followed in the once sleepy Midwest town. —

Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for townsfolk

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town

Noun

Buffalo Bill State Park is located in the quaint nearby town of Cody, just a 15-minute drive from Shoshone—sunrise and sunset from the park aren’t to be missed.

— Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Picard was stationed at a seaside resort in Bournemouth, a town on England’s south coast, as the weeks ticked down to D-Day.

— Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026