TOWNSFOLK Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

townsfolk

noun

Definition of townsfolk

as in townspeople

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Recent Examples of townsfolk The most sensual scene in the movie is actually a dance number at a public gathering where the two characters slowly sway and caress each other, much to the horror and confusion of the other townsfolk. — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 The other townsfolk speculate on his prowess, his package, and why The Fisherwoman has lost all the dirt on her face and is now positively glowing. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Onstage, two hundred townsfolk sang, and a stilt walker strolled. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 There’s no excuse, though, for wheeling in some talkative NPC just to explain why the townsfolk are acting skittish. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Maeve’s a fish out of water and sneers at all the townsfolk, except for one pretty boy (Costa D’Angelo). — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 But arguably the script by Jones and director Brunner might have been a skoosh more impactful if the small-minded townsfolk, clearly coded as bigoted MAGA types, weren’t quite so hateful with only a few exceptions. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Dozens of firefighters suffered injuries, authorities said amid panic scenes with townsfolk fleeing by car and police went door to door to tell people to leave. — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026

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On March 21, 1937, a crowd of hundreds gathered in the southern Puerto Rican town of Ponce on Palm Sunday afternoon, preparing to march.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Long marches across the country also enabled the students to voice their cause in smaller towns and villages, where people were unaware of the protestors’ aims because of the state’s stranglehold on the media.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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