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Recent Examples of villages
Debel is one of 55 Lebanese towns and villages inside a swath of southern Lebanon currently occupied by Israeli forces.
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
The preserve, jointly owned and managed by the Forest Preserve District of Will County and the villages of Park Forest and University Park, is looking for money to rebuild the bridge for at least one more decade of use and allow time for a more permanent solution.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The Israeli military urged residents of southern Lebanon to keep away from several dozen villages in the region despite the ceasefire.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Fires in Sabah’s water villages have occurred repeatedly over the years.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Located to the west of Normandy, this understated roughly 25-mile stretch of shoreline runs from the oyster-famous town of Cancale to the dramatic cliffs of Cap Fréhel, encompassing the fortified city of Saint-Malo and quaint seaside villages like Saint-Lunaire—our base for the next several days.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
The Israeli military also warned Lebanese residents not to return to their villages yet for their safety.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
The filmmakers travel through Roma villages in the nation’s countryside —hard-core Fidesz strongholds — to uncover a wide network of bribery and blackmail.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
From the ancient temples of Egypt and India to entire villages in Turkey and Iran, each structure was chiseled with painstaking precision.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
The preserve, jointly owned and managed by the Forest Preserve District of Will County and the villages of Park Forest and University Park, is looking for money to rebuild the bridge for at least one more decade of use and allow time for a more permanent solution.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The Israeli military urged residents of southern Lebanon to keep away from several dozen villages in the region despite the ceasefire.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Fires in Sabah’s water villages have occurred repeatedly over the years.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Located to the west of Normandy, this understated roughly 25-mile stretch of shoreline runs from the oyster-famous town of Cancale to the dramatic cliffs of Cap Fréhel, encompassing the fortified city of Saint-Malo and quaint seaside villages like Saint-Lunaire—our base for the next several days.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
The Israeli military also warned Lebanese residents not to return to their villages yet for their safety.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
The filmmakers travel through Roma villages in the nation’s countryside —hard-core Fidesz strongholds — to uncover a wide network of bribery and blackmail.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
From the ancient temples of Egypt and India to entire villages in Turkey and Iran, each structure was chiseled with painstaking precision.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villages
hamlets
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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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The Outer Banks’ charming coastal hamlets could beckon.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villages. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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