townee

chiefly British

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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. Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for townee
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The townsmen feared his razor-sharp teeth, lightning speed, and quick temper.
    Maeve Dunigan, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • This has angered villagers, who fear for their safety, and led to protests in the Golan Heights areas where Israeli forces have moved in.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Mud, rocks and trees cascaded down mountainsides, burying homes and carrying away villagers.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Not for British colonists in North America, though.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Malus domestica was introduced to North America by 16th-century explorers and later by colonists.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Several of our friends disembarked in Salt Lake City and newcomers joined in the middle of the night.
    Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The Bruins have lost four consecutive games against conference veterans after winning two games against fellow Big Ten newcomers Washington and Oregon.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Experts and advocates told ABC News that, without a lawyer, migrants are left to navigate the different avenues of relief alone, filling out documents in a foreign language and arguing their case before a judge.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
  • This time his executive orders rely on a provision of Immigration and Nationality Act that allows for the suspension of the entry of migrants after declaring an invasion on the U.S. southern border.
    Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As reported by the Los Angeles Times in August 2013, locals have long sought measures to limit flight noise, resulting in policies that make John Wayne Airport one of the most highly controlled in the nation.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The current thinking is not so much that everyone will live in the Line 24/7, but that Line locals will venture down to terra firma to enjoy the surrounding scenery, a bit like how Manhattan residents take a stroll in Central Park.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sheridan reportedly has a long-running desire to adapt the book that tells the story of the battles between the Comanche tribe and white settlers in America's West.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Due to a lack of hedgehogs, the settlers began using another hibernating mammal: The groundhog.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Townee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townee. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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