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Recent Examples of villages
Many did not experience concentration camps but were forced to flee villages and towns as Nazi forces advanced, destroying homes and killing millions.
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Islamists battled for their own theocratic nation, and bands of Christian cultists—whom locals, naming them according to their most notorious act, called chop-chop—severed the heads of those deemed unholy in villages and towns across Mindanao.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In addition to bringing medical care to remote mountain villages half a world away, Halifax has ministered to the dying in hospice, worked with the homeless in New Mexico, cared for prisoners on death row, and led countless protests for peace.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The interpretive center at 13104 Ipai Waaypuk Trail is one of five Kumeyaay villages in the Poway area.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The Inn Solitude, a Bavarian-style lodge with ski in and ski out access, where rooms have balconies and plush amenities, also has an outdoor hot tub, which is a nice escape from the rest of the villages’ soakers.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The south/southwest villages are connected to the northern towns by a thin strip of area in the middle.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Earlier this week, the junta canceled voting in two Kachin State townships and 11 villages due to clashes with forces aligned with the Kachin Independence Army.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
It is best known for its Borgo Egnazia property, which is inspired by the typical local villages of the Italian region.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Islamists battled for their own theocratic nation, and bands of Christian cultists—whom locals, naming them according to their most notorious act, called chop-chop—severed the heads of those deemed unholy in villages and towns across Mindanao.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In addition to bringing medical care to remote mountain villages half a world away, Halifax has ministered to the dying in hospice, worked with the homeless in New Mexico, cared for prisoners on death row, and led countless protests for peace.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The interpretive center at 13104 Ipai Waaypuk Trail is one of five Kumeyaay villages in the Poway area.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The Inn Solitude, a Bavarian-style lodge with ski in and ski out access, where rooms have balconies and plush amenities, also has an outdoor hot tub, which is a nice escape from the rest of the villages’ soakers.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The south/southwest villages are connected to the northern towns by a thin strip of area in the middle.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Earlier this week, the junta canceled voting in two Kachin State townships and 11 villages due to clashes with forces aligned with the Kachin Independence Army.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
It is best known for its Borgo Egnazia property, which is inspired by the typical local villages of the Italian region.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villages
hamlets
Noun
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Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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Several small hamlets have been renovated into luxury hotels, such as Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villages. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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