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Recent Examples of townswoman
As the backstory evolved, Calico townswoman Sarah Marshall transformed into the Green Witch on the gallows, turned her accusing neighbors into monsters with a wicked curse and vanished in a puff of smoke with a cackling laugh.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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.
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Ellen Akins Washington Post,
Star Tribune,
22 Feb. 2021
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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.
—
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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These were probably composed by Sebastian Lotzer, a townsman and furrier, on the basis of hundreds of complaints that different groups of peasants had been formulating for weeks beforehand.
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One cut scene, Good recalls, featured a townsman sacrificing himself with a homemade net bomb.
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Civilians in the area have not been instructed to evacuate but have faced checkpoints and tension, with occasional clashes between Israeli soldiers and villagers.
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The 56-year-old had been found guilty last year of inciting social unrest after meeting with villagers displaced by government construction projects, in what was widely seen as one of many legal moves taken by the government of Prime Minister Hun Manet to stifle criticism.
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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.
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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.
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Meanwhile in Lebanon, airstrikes hit the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, a day after Israel signed an agreement to withdraw troops from some areas.
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The governor's order gives Barnes power to restrict or prohibit fireworks displays in Utah's cities and towns, instead of leaving those decisions to the communities.
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Hilton, running on a platform of affordability and lowering taxes, has seized on the sentiment, casting health coverage for immigrants without legal status as deeply unfair and a direct threat to the state’s ability to help citizens.
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In 2019, the Netherlands’ Supreme court handed down the first major legal win for climate activists when judges ruled that protection from the potentially devastating effects of climate change was a human right and that the government has a duty to protect its citizens.
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The Rose of Nevada clearly has a tragic history, which perhaps explains the psychological paralysis of the few remaining townsfolk.
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In northern Bavaria sits Bamberg, a charming place with a beer story that dates to a medieval cleric who ordered townsfolk be given a free brew on the day of his death.
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“Townswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townswoman. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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