Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
Noun
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The tour also includes a spin around a Swiss hamlet as well as tomme d’alpage to take away.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Amagansett is a quaint 6.6 square-mile hamlet that is part of the larger town of East Hampton.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So Far The village oracle cursed Kratos by literally bonding the ashes of his deceased family to his body, earning him the Ghost of Sparta nickname for his ghostly white visage.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
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The route passes along medieval villages, imposing glaciers, lakeshores dotted with palm trees, and through 13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If Great Bend failed to achieve the notoriety of Dodge City or other cow towns, Moses’s fellow citizens gave him much of the credit.—
Katy Roberts,
Washington Post,
29 July 2024
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And while Livingston is far from a cow town — more like a fancy-fly-rod-and-real-estate town — Campione still stands out.—
Melissa Clark,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2023
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“Podunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Podunk. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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