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Recent Examples of villages
Israeli attacks have killed nearly four hundred people since April 16th and Israel’s forces have continued to destroy villages and consolidate territorial gains in southern Lebanon.
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Mathisen’s paintings are draped over structures created by Nango, whose arcing wood elements mirror those seen in Sámi fishing villages, and a film by Eira in which Mathisen plays the Sámi anthem on the piano.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
The two-month conflict that began in March has killed 2,882 and wounded 8,786 in Lebanon, with Israeli airstrikes continuing to target southern villages and military positions.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Vis rewards slow exploration with short walks between coves and villages, Cinque Terre’s coastal paths can be tackled in single-day segments using the Cinque Terre Card, and the Wachau’s 22-mile Danube stretch can be broken into easy day hikes between baroque towns and vineyards.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Israel has since carried out hundreds of airstrikes and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, capturing dozens of towns and villages along the border.
—Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Across China, Japan and South Korea, young people left their countryside homes in droves to find work in major cities, often leaving behind emptying villages occupied by a shrinking number of elderly people.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
María Elena Checa apparently spent months driving through Guerrero villages, commissioning directly from artisans who normally sell to wholesalers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Local villages are actively monitoring the oceans and reefs in their environment, and backlash to a recent plan from a billionaire Australian to build a giant plant to incinerate rubbish in Fiji was loud and well organized, says Singh.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Mathisen’s paintings are draped over structures created by Nango, whose arcing wood elements mirror those seen in Sámi fishing villages, and a film by Eira in which Mathisen plays the Sámi anthem on the piano.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
The two-month conflict that began in March has killed 2,882 and wounded 8,786 in Lebanon, with Israeli airstrikes continuing to target southern villages and military positions.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Vis rewards slow exploration with short walks between coves and villages, Cinque Terre’s coastal paths can be tackled in single-day segments using the Cinque Terre Card, and the Wachau’s 22-mile Danube stretch can be broken into easy day hikes between baroque towns and vineyards.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Israel has since carried out hundreds of airstrikes and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, capturing dozens of towns and villages along the border.
—Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Across China, Japan and South Korea, young people left their countryside homes in droves to find work in major cities, often leaving behind emptying villages occupied by a shrinking number of elderly people.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
María Elena Checa apparently spent months driving through Guerrero villages, commissioning directly from artisans who normally sell to wholesalers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Local villages are actively monitoring the oceans and reefs in their environment, and backlash to a recent plan from a billionaire Australian to build a giant plant to incinerate rubbish in Fiji was loud and well organized, says Singh.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villages
hamlets
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All across Minnesota, in small towns, cities and hamlets, the new Minnesota state flag has not exactly flown off the shelves.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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Quaint fishing villages made the Outer Banks an international tourist destination, and one of the most famous of these hamlets has unveiled a plan to defy North Carolina’s coastal redevelopment craze.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villages. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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