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Recent Examples of villages
What hasn’t changed is the sensibility of the filmmakers themselves – directors who return to their villages for festivals, rooted in a tradition of larger-than-life storytelling.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
More than 80 towns and villages have been emptied, more than 15% of the country’s population has been displaced, and more than 1,200 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, with thousands more wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The zoo asked residents of Owslebury and other local villages to look out for Samba around waterbanks, gardens, ponds, rivers and local water environments.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The zoo has asked residents of Owslebury and surrounding villages to watch for Samba around waterbanks, gardens, ponds, rivers and local water environments.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Residents have been ordered to evacuate from six villages in southern Lebanon by the Israel Defense Forces.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
There are nearby fishing villages that are definitely worth visiting, but no other places to stay within a 30-minute drive.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Tribal fighters targeted almost every home in 35 villages in the province that were mixed or Druze-majority.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Koh Kresna and other coastal villages shrank.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
More than 80 towns and villages have been emptied, more than 15% of the country’s population has been displaced, and more than 1,200 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, with thousands more wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The zoo asked residents of Owslebury and other local villages to look out for Samba around waterbanks, gardens, ponds, rivers and local water environments.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The zoo has asked residents of Owslebury and surrounding villages to watch for Samba around waterbanks, gardens, ponds, rivers and local water environments.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Residents have been ordered to evacuate from six villages in southern Lebanon by the Israel Defense Forces.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
There are nearby fishing villages that are definitely worth visiting, but no other places to stay within a 30-minute drive.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Tribal fighters targeted almost every home in 35 villages in the province that were mixed or Druze-majority.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Koh Kresna and other coastal villages shrank.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villages
hamlets
Noun
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Note that there are also many of the smaller villages/hamlets/boroughs on this list.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villages. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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