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
  • But American offers a distinct mouth feel in a burgher that seemingly highbrow fromages simply can’t provide.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
  • Gerhard Siegel earns the audience’s gratitude by singing Herod not as a weak-willed despot but as a comically lascivious burgher out of Rosenkavalier.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Every year, villagers in Brittany gathered to have their sins forgiven, dance the gavotte, and watch the young townsmen wrestle after denouncing the devil.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • According to respective Instagram posts from his show co-star Melissa Gilbert and son Clint Lilley, Lilley died Wednesday after a storied career as a Hollywood stuntman and actor, who played various roles on the beloved '70s historical drama, including a townsman and stagecoach driver.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The organization reports that more than 80 local villagers, largely Christians, have been killed in other attacks in just this month of July alone.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
  • Videos from Oddar Meanchey on Thursday showed villagers fleeing in the dead of night, packing their belongings into vehicles and sleeping under tarps.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • In 1595, English colonist and captain Sir Walter Raleigh landed in Trinidad.
    Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
  • That year, British colonists were stunned to learn that their own army—British regulars—had fired on British subjects at Lexington and Concord, killing their own people.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • And newcomers have access to more media and social media options to get their message out.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 28 July 2025
  • Drawing on five key metrics—affordability, safety, economy, healthcare and education, and quality of life—the report ranks all 50 states based on their overall appeal for newcomers.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Often in host countries with poor governance a gray economy emerges where undocumented migrants must bribe venal officials for documentation to live or work.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Recently, Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration in March—after previously being sent back to Venezuela last July—reported violence and torture during their three-month stay in prison.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Another way that locals demarcate the region is everything south of U.S. Highway 50, which shoots arrow-straight across the state from St. Louis to Louisville.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • Wilson, Wyoming, is a small town in Jackson Hole that's a favorite among locals and travelers in the know.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • John Nielsen-Gammon, the state’s climatologist and a Texas A&M University atmospheric science professor, said early settlers also made the area more prone to wildfires through widespread clearing and logging in the late 1800s.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • At least 964 Palestinians have been killed since then by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the United Nations.
    Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025

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“Townee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townee. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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