as in village
a small residential settlement she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born

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Recent Examples of hamlet Adding to its appeal are expansive views of the Lake, the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, and the iconic Shakespeare Rock monolith, the backdrop for this awe-inspiring hamlet. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Fire Island, just off the hamlet Sayville on New York’s Long Island, has long been considered a gay paradise. Elyssa Goodman, Them., 25 Apr. 2025 The carnage in this remote hamlet during New Year celebrations underscored that terrorists were expanding targets beyond the Valley, hitting Hindu communities in Jammu as well. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 Selden is a Long Island hamlet in the town of Brookhaven. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hamlet
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village
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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
  • The village is located at 2491 Babb Road and the website for more information is osceolahistory.org. Joseph Rassel of the Sentinel staff compiled this report.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025

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“Hamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamlet. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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