as in townsfolk
the people who live in a town or city
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Shots of lighted Coca-Cola trucks on snowy roads and mountains, smiling townspeople and Christmas trees rising above an idyllic village, among other familiar holiday imagery, were all rendered using AI models.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2024
Dramatic imagery of children screaming, rats flooding the streets, and townspeople carrying coffins fill the trailer as darkness looms.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
With townspeople convinced that the athlete was sucked up by the waves of satanism spreading across the country, a group of outcasts in a band named Dethkrunch decides to lean into the panic, turning the members into targets themselves.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
As the protagonist, players have to help a local sushi restaurant and other townspeople resist the shady developers trying to buy up the local property.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2024
Dramatic imagery of children screaming, rats flooding the streets, and townspeople carrying coffins fill the trailer as darkness looms.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
With townspeople convinced that the athlete was sucked up by the waves of satanism spreading across the country, a group of outcasts in a band named Dethkrunch decides to lean into the panic, turning the members into targets themselves.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
As the protagonist, players have to help a local sushi restaurant and other townspeople resist the shady developers trying to buy up the local property.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Townspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townspeople. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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