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Recent Examples of whistle-stop
Once again, there was a global whistle-stop tour, starting in São Paulo at the beginning of November 2025, followed by Paris, London, Singapore and New York over 13 days.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 May 2026
From surreal musicals to boundary-pushing thrillers, sweeping romances to socially resonant sci-fi, here’s a whistle-stop tour through the 17 releases not to miss from the upcoming 79th edition.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 May 2026
From surreal musicals to boundary-pushing thrillers, sweeping romances to socially resonant sci-fi, here’s a whistle-stop tour through the 17 releases not to miss from the upcoming 79th edition.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle-stop
village
Noun
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The eldest grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth wed Harriet, a nurse, in a private ceremony on Saturday, June 6, at All Saints Church in Kemble, a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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In Caulfeild village, West Vancouver’s shoreline feels especially elemental, where private homes sit between the city’s vibrancy and the coast’s wilder instincts.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Whistle-stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle-stop. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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