as in townsfolk
the people who live in a town or city
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Hundreds of townspeople and visitors crammed into the red-brick Rhea County Courthouse to witness the trial.
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Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
On April 20, 1803, many townspeople in Richmond, Virginia, were roused from their beds by a fire alarm and were able to observe a very rich Lyrid display between 1 and 3 o'clock.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The townspeople, at least those who had a little money, ate voraciously.
—New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
On April 20, 1803, many townspeople in Richmond, Virginia, were roused from their beds by a fire alarm and were able to observe a very rich Lyrid display between 1 and 3 o'clock.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The townspeople, at least those who had a little money, ate voraciously.
—New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for townspeople
townsfolk
Plural Noun
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Trouble is, the sheriff responsible for the miscarriage of justice is gone and his replacement — Gabriel Dove (Pierce Brosnan) — seems like a decent fella who’s trying to keep townsfolk from killing each other.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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At its end, the episode cuts between shots of Ellie’s despair and the town’s destruction, her pain echoed by the townsfolk reeling from the invasion.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Townspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townspeople. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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