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Recent Examples of whistle-stop
But also Teddy Roosevelt was able to knit that country divided between country and city and East and West back together again during the 20th century by taking a whistle-stop train around the country with the same message of a square deal for the rich and the poor, the capitalist and the laborer.
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Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Jeong says that Mad About Seafood is far from just a whistle-stop tour of Korea’s culinary highlights, but instead, an in-depth program about culture and heritage that also provided space for Lee to share more about his identity as a Korean-American.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
In the recent past, top awards contenders would make the full Venice–Telluride–Toronto whistle-stop circuit, using each festival to target a different constituency: international critics and voters at Venice, U.S. tastemakers and guild influencers in Telluride, and mass audiences in Toronto.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
On a recent evening in Nuuk, Jensen took USA TODAY on a whistle-stop tour of a few of Nuuk's live music hotspots, where the acts included lounge singers, folk rock bands and jazz artists.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Commander Lawrence leads a whistle-stop tour of his one-gazebo town.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
On Monday, the last day before the election, Harris finally came to Allentown for a whistle-stop rally.
—Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Jeong says that Mad About Seafood is far from just a whistle-stop tour of Korea’s culinary highlights, but instead, an in-depth program about culture and heritage that also provided space for Lee to share more about his identity as a Korean-American.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
In the recent past, top awards contenders would make the full Venice–Telluride–Toronto whistle-stop circuit, using each festival to target a different constituency: international critics and voters at Venice, U.S. tastemakers and guild influencers in Telluride, and mass audiences in Toronto.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
On a recent evening in Nuuk, Jensen took USA TODAY on a whistle-stop tour of a few of Nuuk's live music hotspots, where the acts included lounge singers, folk rock bands and jazz artists.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Commander Lawrence leads a whistle-stop tour of his one-gazebo town.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
On Monday, the last day before the election, Harris finally came to Allentown for a whistle-stop rally.
—Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle-stop
village
Noun
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As a city that has grown and annexed in neighboring villages since its settling in 1788, many neighborhoods' long history can be seen in data today.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protesters veered away, continuing their apparent route toward the Santagiulia venue.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Whistle-stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle-stop. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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