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Recent Examples of villages
The filmmakers travel through Roma villages in the nation’s countryside —hard-core Fidesz strongholds — to uncover a wide network of bribery and blackmail.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Granston highly recommends including at least three or four days of cruising along the Mekong River to see rural villages, markets, and local culture.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
These deep-set oases, locally called wadis, once stretched for miles across the desert, remembers Issa Ousmane Tcharaba, the chief of Barkadroussou, a cluster of 14 villages that depend on a lush oasis surrounding a striking blue lake.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Ports of call can be surprisingly small, resulting in anchorings well offshore that mean guests take a small boat (called a tender) to port—which allows the relatively small vessel to reach areas most cruise ships can't, like quaint South of France villages and idyllic Caribbean ports.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
La Gomera is among the smallest of the Canary Islands, with steep terrain marked by volcanic mountains, dense forest and cliffside villages.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Israeli forces have demolished homes in villages along the border line.
—Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Over the next year, more than three million people will go door-to-door, traveling through megacities and remote villages, to tally up every household and resident of India – and collect data on their social and economic characteristics.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet that neutrality has not spared Kfar Chouba and neighboring villages from attack.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Granston highly recommends including at least three or four days of cruising along the Mekong River to see rural villages, markets, and local culture.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
These deep-set oases, locally called wadis, once stretched for miles across the desert, remembers Issa Ousmane Tcharaba, the chief of Barkadroussou, a cluster of 14 villages that depend on a lush oasis surrounding a striking blue lake.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Ports of call can be surprisingly small, resulting in anchorings well offshore that mean guests take a small boat (called a tender) to port—which allows the relatively small vessel to reach areas most cruise ships can't, like quaint South of France villages and idyllic Caribbean ports.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
La Gomera is among the smallest of the Canary Islands, with steep terrain marked by volcanic mountains, dense forest and cliffside villages.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Israeli forces have demolished homes in villages along the border line.
—Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Over the next year, more than three million people will go door-to-door, traveling through megacities and remote villages, to tally up every household and resident of India – and collect data on their social and economic characteristics.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet that neutrality has not spared Kfar Chouba and neighboring villages from attack.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villages
hamlets
Noun
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The Outer Banks’ charming coastal hamlets could beckon.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Note that there are also many of the smaller villages/hamlets/boroughs on this list.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villages. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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