as in townsfolk
the people who live in a town or city
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Having interviews with some of the townspeople brings it all home.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Monsters roam the streets at night, spiders and cicadas and worse stalk the surrounding forest, and existential dread permeates all the townspeople trapped within.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The real heroes are the townspeople, who never stopped searching for the marsupial on the run.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The devastation resulted in 235 buildings destroyed and the death of 72 townspeople; 205 others suffered injuries.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Monsters roam the streets at night, spiders and cicadas and worse stalk the surrounding forest, and existential dread permeates all the townspeople trapped within.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The real heroes are the townspeople, who never stopped searching for the marsupial on the run.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The devastation resulted in 235 buildings destroyed and the death of 72 townspeople; 205 others suffered injuries.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for townspeople
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“Townspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townspeople. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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