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Recent Examples of townee
As they're greeted by a sleeker and sexier group of performing townees, Melissa and Josh are confused, to say the least.
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Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for townee
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Image The burghers who proffered sacrifice were spared at the last minute, French legend has it, making Rodin’s retrieval of life from death a symbolic one.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Seattle's best burgers (Image credit: Getty / Kevin Schafer) As of 2024, Dick's has been serving burgers to the burghers of Seattle for 70 years.—
Neil Davey,
theweek,
16 Sep. 2024
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The townsmen feared his razor-sharp teeth, lightning speed, and quick temper.—
Maeve Dunigan,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2024
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Whereas most of the townsmen had a stronger right upper arm bone than the left—suggesting difficult physical labor—some men buried on the hospital grounds had symmetrical arm bones, and their skeletal remains suggested a relatively long and healthy life.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Dec. 2023
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Smaller homes dot rolling hills, as do trees and villagers.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Denver Post in 2022 published a three-part investigation that documented, for the first time, how local villagers dredged these valuable antiquities from a secret vault at the Plai Bat II temple in northeast Thailand and sold them to a burgeoning collector named Douglas Latchford.—
Sam Tabachnik,
The Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2025
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Hot, wet, insect-ridden, and with a climate that made early colonists exceptionally susceptible to disease, the islands became the center of an idea formulated in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Dec. 2024
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Still, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was published in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the main roles are newcomers Elli-Sara Valkeapää as Ejva, Andte Jusso Gaup as Heaika, and Vincent Niia as Nejla.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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The cast, made up entirely of performers from the Twin Cities, includes a mixture of newcomers and Chanhassen favorites.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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Invoking the act would let soldiers arrest migrants – something soldiers are currently forbidden from doing.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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In Spring, a brutal Immigration Removal Centre is described in distressing detail—but Smith also imagines a kind of underground railroad for migrants anxious to avoid the authorities.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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The locals didn’t always welcome Trump’s plans—a woman who owned a boardinghouse near one site would not sell, sparking a feud.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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The median gross rent increased by 108% over about the same time period, up to $2,850 from $1,370, pushing out locals and their businesses, including South African restaurant Madiba, which had been a neighborhood staple for nearly two decades.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Below, Weitzel shares some of his favorite archaeological sites across the country, each offering a glimpse into the lives of the people who lived in North America long before European settlers arrived.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, the soldiers are accompanied by antagonistic settlers looking to impose their will through violence.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Townee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townee. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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