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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Podunk
Noun
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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 -
Once bustling with foot traffic and feudal drama, this ancient trail is now a quiet ribbon winding through forested hills and rural hamlets, far from Japan’s well-trodden tourist paths.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The Isle of Berk is a Viking-sized village set during the golden age of harmony between Vikings and dragons (think between the second and third movie).—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The contingent of soldiers and scientists covered a roughly 80-mile route through modern-day Arunachal Pradesh, punishing local villages for the murder of a British officer while also collecting thousands of plant and animal samples.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
21 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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