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Recent Examples of villages
Nighttime Sounds blends social realism with surrealist elements to tell a moving and visually arresting story about the burdens and desires harbored by women in China’s rural villages.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The villages all have their own distinct ties to history, with architecture dating back thousands of years.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Paros, Greece Long renowned as a source of high-quality marble, the Greek island of Paros serves as a popular tourist destination today, providing visitors with a wealth of charming villages and windswept beaches to explore.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Liguria, the region of northwest Italy perched on the Portofino coast, offers countless picturesque villages and coves to explore.
—Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
Open Doors, which monitors Christian persecution around the world, claimed some 70 were, Monday night, killed while worshiping at a funeral service, with the rest slain in the villages of Potodu and Ntoyo in the DRC’s North Kivu region.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Another Indigenous group, the Great Nicobarese, lived in villages along the western coast of the island before being killed or displaced by the tsunami of 2004.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Travelers can help support Fiji by doing activities like volunteering with local nonprofits to conserve coral reefs or spending time in local villages to learn more about Fijian culture up close.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The villages all have their own distinct ties to history, with architecture dating back thousands of years.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Paros, Greece Long renowned as a source of high-quality marble, the Greek island of Paros serves as a popular tourist destination today, providing visitors with a wealth of charming villages and windswept beaches to explore.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Liguria, the region of northwest Italy perched on the Portofino coast, offers countless picturesque villages and coves to explore.
—Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
Open Doors, which monitors Christian persecution around the world, claimed some 70 were, Monday night, killed while worshiping at a funeral service, with the rest slain in the villages of Potodu and Ntoyo in the DRC’s North Kivu region.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Another Indigenous group, the Great Nicobarese, lived in villages along the western coast of the island before being killed or displaced by the tsunami of 2004.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Travelers can help support Fiji by doing activities like volunteering with local nonprofits to conserve coral reefs or spending time in local villages to learn more about Fijian culture up close.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villages
hamlets
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The Camino del Norte follows Spain’s wild coast, with cliffs, coves, and fishing villages, while the Camino Primitivo winds through rugged mountains, misty valleys, and remote hamlets.—
Hayley Domin,
AFAR Media,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nearby hamlets like Findeln and Zmutt are perfect for a rustic lunch in a traditional mountain hut, while the charming town of Brig, just down the valley, makes an easy day trip by train.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villages. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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