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as in native
a usually longtime resident of a locality
the townies are dismayed that all the venerable manses around the village green are being bought as vacation homes by rich interlopers
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as in citizen
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
the university board met with an association representing the townies to figure out a solution to the problems created by off-campus parties
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Recent Examples of townie
Hamaguchi portrays the tension between the townies, especially outdoorsman Takumi (Hitoshi Omika) and his grade-school daughter Hana (Ryo Nishikawa), and the visiting urban sharpies.
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Armond White, National Review, 8 May 2024
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Director Richard Linklater feared that McConaughey was too good-looking for the creepy townie who refused to grow up, but the tiny role bloomed into something special when the 22-year-old no-name stepped on the set.
—Jeff Labrecque, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
Customers at the gas station mart still talk about how townies would fish in the Gulf on warm days, and the women who work alongside Smith tell old stories about people who are long gone.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Nothing made Harvard’s contempt for townies clearer than the Fogg’s $20-a-head admission tab.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 8 May 2024
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Director Richard Linklater feared that McConaughey was too good-looking for the creepy townie who refused to grow up, but the tiny role bloomed into something special when the 22-year-old no-name stepped on the set.
—Jeff Labrecque, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
Customers at the gas station mart still talk about how townies would fish in the Gulf on warm days, and the women who work alongside Smith tell old stories about people who are long gone.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Nothing made Harvard’s contempt for townies clearer than the Fogg’s $20-a-head admission tab.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for townie
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Brown does not have prototypical size, listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, but the Naples, Fla., native loves his role on the team.Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Barr, a Lexington native in office since 2013, once worked as deputy counsel for then-Gov. Ernie Fletcher and is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Israel has warned its citizens against attending sporting events abroad.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Midway through the first episode of Say Nothing, Dolours Price encounters a fiery scene in West Belfast: a mob of Northern Irish citizens chucking petrol bombs at a police barracks.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Pre-evacuation notices were issued Thursday morning to residents in Granby, Granby Ranch and to areas from Grand Elk to Hot Sulphur Springs and from Grant County Road 55 to Grand County Road 88.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Today, so many villagers have gone overseas — legally and otherwise — that blocks of homes stand vacant and the social media feeds of those who remain are filled with old neighbors showing off houses and cars.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Adra’s filming begins in 2019 and stretches until 2023, chronicling the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Ravel makes several stops in idyllic medieval towns along the Rhône, including Avignon, Viviers, and Arles – the lovely Roman town where Vincent van Gogh created some of his most memorable work.James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Meander around the small coastal pueblos, or towns, and allow time for spontaneous discovery.Zachary Rabinor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Townie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townie. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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