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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
Noun
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Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday centers on the denizens of Wazirabad, a small hamlet in the environs of Kabul, during the civil war of the ’90s following the Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026 -
The journey begins in the hamlet of Lake Louise, just north of Banff, and continues to Jasper.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In one, second-generation immigrant Gloria (Katy Correa) returns to her father’s home village in rural Guinea-Bissau for a traditional memorial ritual to mark the old man’s recent passing, and to introduce her twentysomething daughter Nour (D’Johé Kouadio) to her ancestral motherland.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Milan-Cortina Games are the most widespread in history, with sports scattered across seven zones and athletes living in six Olympic villages.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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What was once just a sleepy little ‘cow town’ in Central California, has now become one of the trendiest wine regions to visit, along with national wine sales that are outperforming the rest of the market.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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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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“Podunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Podunk. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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