whistle-stops

Definition of whistle-stopsnext
plural of whistle-stop
as in villages
a small residential settlement for that all-important primary election, candidates are willing to go to every whistle-stop in the state

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villages
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  • Israeli attacks have killed nearly four hundred people since April 16th and Israel’s forces have continued to destroy villages and consolidate territorial gains in southern Lebanon.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • Mathisen’s paintings are draped over structures created by Nango, whose arcing wood elements mirror those seen in Sámi fishing villages, and a film by Eira in which Mathisen plays the Sámi anthem on the piano.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
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“Whistle-stops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle-stops. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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