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Recent Examples of whistle-stop
Much like with Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise is doing a Cannes flyby with Mission: Impossible 8, with the whistle-stop on the Croisette followed up by press touchdowns in London, Korea and Japan.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Commander Lawrence leads a whistle-stop tour of his one-gazebo town.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
As ever, this year’s lineup offers a snapshot of film festival highlights, taking us on a whistle-stop tour of the big five — Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto — with titles that made an impact at events in Warsaw, Thessaloniki, Taipei, Locarno, Málaga, Haugesund and Karlovy Vary.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
On Monday, the last day before the election, Harris finally came to Allentown for a whistle-stop rally.
—Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, his publishers have arranged a whistle-stop book tour through the US.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Taking a whistle-stop tour down memory lane, the pair will uncover secrets from each other’s past in The Odd Couple, sharing funny and heart-warming stories along the way.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 July 2024
Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, has openly criticized Orban’s whistle-stop diplomatic tour.
—Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Growing up in a whistle-stop Oklahoma town, Turner’s introduction to the world of publishing was second nature — his father Fred owned and ran the local newspaper, which is where the younger Turner got his start as a cub photographer.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 June 2024
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Commander Lawrence leads a whistle-stop tour of his one-gazebo town.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
As ever, this year’s lineup offers a snapshot of film festival highlights, taking us on a whistle-stop tour of the big five — Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto — with titles that made an impact at events in Warsaw, Thessaloniki, Taipei, Locarno, Málaga, Haugesund and Karlovy Vary.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
On Monday, the last day before the election, Harris finally came to Allentown for a whistle-stop rally.
—Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, his publishers have arranged a whistle-stop book tour through the US.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Taking a whistle-stop tour down memory lane, the pair will uncover secrets from each other’s past in The Odd Couple, sharing funny and heart-warming stories along the way.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 July 2024
Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, has openly criticized Orban’s whistle-stop diplomatic tour.
—Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Growing up in a whistle-stop Oklahoma town, Turner’s introduction to the world of publishing was second nature — his father Fred owned and ran the local newspaper, which is where the younger Turner got his start as a cub photographer.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle-stop
village
Noun
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To get more businesses participating in the grant program, the village is sending targeted mailings to the property owners in Gurnee’s East Grand Corridor, according to Trujillo.—
Erin Yarnall,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Israeli forces continue to occupy five hilltops in southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire agreement, and have been destroying entire villages in the country.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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