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Recent Examples of nowheresville And when Vladimir Putin was stuck in this nowheresville assignment in Dresden, there were several things that were happening. CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022 These lighting tip-offs are especially helpful because the play gets no help from the set, a stridently abstract nowheresville that inspires a fierce urge to escape. Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 9 Oct. 2022 His Martin is a nowhere man of great distinction, stuck in a nowheresville of a movie. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Mar. 2021 My parents were born in South Korea, but I was born in Los Angeles, raised in a nowheresville suburb on frozen TV dinners and laugh-track sitcoms. Longreads, 1 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowheresville
Noun
  • Without a solid marketing strategy, even the best products risk fading into obscurity.
    Karan Sharma, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Some hardly get off the ground, while others raise money at lofty valuations before vanishing into obscurity.
    Jon Fortt,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In 30 minutes, they were shot into oblivion by Jackson’s ragtag army.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The loss dropped the Rams’ record to 0-2 en route to a 1-4 start that had coach Sean McVay’s team on the brink of potential playoff oblivion.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Then, his remains were taken to the state capital in Atlanta, where he was honored in a moment of silence at the Capitol before a service at the Carter Center.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • An eerie soundscape coats one’s ears throughout, rarely allowing for an instant of complete silence.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The most enduring symbol of that series: Manu Ginobili at age 36, weaving his way through traffic in Game 5, giving a stiff-arm to 2013 tormentor Ray Allen before exploding for an out-of-nowhere dunk on Chris Bosh.
    Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 18 May 2020
  • While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of-nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices.
    Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 13 May 2020

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“Nowheresville.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowheresville. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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