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Recent Examples of townswoman
One townswoman Wise befriended at work met her in a bathroom with a change of clothes and the ID badge of another woman who was out sick.
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Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2022
The other is the drowning, under possibly suspicious circumstances, of a much-loved young townswoman, Ariel.
—Ellen Akins Washington Post, Star Tribune, 22 Feb. 2021
Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2022
The other is the drowning, under possibly suspicious circumstances, of a much-loved young townswoman, Ariel.
—Ellen Akins Washington Post, Star Tribune, 22 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for townswoman
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According to respective Instagram posts from his show co-star Melissa Gilbert and son Clint Lilley, Lilley died Wednesday after a storied career as a Hollywood stuntman and actor, who played various roles on the beloved '70s historical drama, including a townsman and stagecoach driver.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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The townsmen feared his razor-sharp teeth, lightning speed, and quick temper.—
Maeve Dunigan,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2024
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The whole series questions whether there’s a real creature or it’s invented by the villagers.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Dragon boat racing was said to begin after villagers agitated the water and paddled to try to save him or prevent his body from being eaten by fish, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
30 May 2025
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Gerhard Siegel earns the audience’s gratitude by singing Herod not as a weak-willed despot but as a comically lascivious burgher out of Rosenkavalier.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2025
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Women glide past, a mix of 19th-century bordello madams, shopkeepers and wives of wealthy burghers.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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His childhood at the movies was an escape from a dreary and limited everyday life in a small rural town.—
Suzanne Jill Levine
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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His sister’s wedding would take place in a nearly completely white town.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Mamdani’s mother is a famous filmmaker Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, to Indian parents and became an American citizen in 2018, shortly after graduating college.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Advertisement Some countries, including China, Denmark, and Finland, have issued travel advisories to their citizens about heading to the U.S. in response to various Trump policies.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
25 June 2025
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“Townswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townswoman. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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