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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
Noun
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And while the epicenter of this movement is in Hardwick, Vermont – a town of 1,000 people that has transformed itself from a hardscrabble rural hamlet into a mecca of food and sustainability – the impacts go well beyond it.—
Riley Robinson,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 June 2025 -
The property is not far from where the singer grew up in the nearby Oyster Bay hamlet of Hicksville.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Afterward, the South Suburban Soul House Music Outdoor Party will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the village soccer field, featuring Chip-E, DJ Nick-NonStop, DJ V Dub, Shahid Mustaf, DJ George J, We Jam Academy DJs CCA, Jackie Moon & DJ Chill.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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This is much to the chagrin of his proudly traditional father, Stoick (Gerard Butler), who happens to be the village leader and a legendary dragon slayer.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 June 2025
Noun
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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 18 Jun. 2025.
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