as in townsfolk
the people who live in a town or city
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Recent Examples of townspeople
There were a half-dozen journalists present, but no townspeople.
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Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Other townspeople were divided over the value of Trump’s return.
—Adriana Gomez Licon, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The townspeople and media clamor to uncover her identity, and find out whether she was raised by wolves, or perhaps by someone cruel and sinister.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2024
Some time after Agatha had left New Salem, Scratch convinced the magical townspeople that his mother had betrayed them and revealed their existence to the outside world.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Other townspeople were divided over the value of Trump’s return.
—Adriana Gomez Licon, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The townspeople and media clamor to uncover her identity, and find out whether she was raised by wolves, or perhaps by someone cruel and sinister.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2024
Some time after Agatha had left New Salem, Scratch convinced the magical townspeople that his mother had betrayed them and revealed their existence to the outside world.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Townspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townspeople. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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