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Recent Examples of citizenry
City government and departmental happenings were covered in a manner that helped to better inform the town citizenry.
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Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Cue the footage of giant statues being destroyed by the Syrian citizenry, recalling the fate of Saddam Hussein’s monuments to himself after the fall of Baghdad.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Our nation’s capital was locked down, silent and wary, rightfully fearful of violence from its own citizenry.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
Listen, the number-one job of the federal government is protecting the citizenry.
—NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Cue the footage of giant statues being destroyed by the Syrian citizenry, recalling the fate of Saddam Hussein’s monuments to himself after the fall of Baghdad.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Our nation’s capital was locked down, silent and wary, rightfully fearful of violence from its own citizenry.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
Listen, the number-one job of the federal government is protecting the citizenry.
—NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizenry
Noun
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During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.—
Rascal Kemble-Curry,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
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And people are likely right that my joints would be happier there.—
Elizabeth Medeiros,
Health,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For the eighth year in a row, Finland takes first place as the home of the planet’s happiest populace.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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This was preventable; with better, smarter leadership along with a populace that rewarded leadership for being proper stewards of the community and its assets.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While federal officials continue to remind Americans that air travel is as safe as it’s ever been, a series of recent catastrophes and incidents has spooked the flying public.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Even so, Antoine’s theories haven’t proved appealing to today’s more informed and educated public.—
Emilien Hofman (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To live in any society at any time—whether a pre-industrial tribe or a highly urbanized cohort of knowledge workers—is to feel constrained by forces beyond one’s control and for alternatives to seem impossible.—
Alice Gregory,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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What’s happening in society where a boy stabs a girl to death?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Our mission is to create a cinematic experience that bridges cultures and generations, combining timeless storytelling with cutting-edge technology.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Youngbloods’ version reached No. 5 as hippies occupied San Francisco and the counterculture became pop culture.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizenry. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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