as in metropolis
a thickly settled, highly populated area
what was once a series of discrete towns interspersed with countryside is now one vast megalopolis
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Recent Examples of megalopolis
While strolling the exhibits, García explains the roots of one of the largest megalopolises on earth and how its evolution lends to the symbology and tradition of the festival.
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Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Nov. 2023
In the post-Soviet period, both cities had evolved into European megalopolises.
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Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
19 June 2023
Protecting downtown and the city’s infrastructure from floods, the channel made possible the emergence of Los Angeles as a great, global megalopolis of booming businesses and single-family houses with green lawns and swimming pools.
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Michael Kimmelman,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2022
California is a modern megalopolis of a state with all the same problems and promises as any other.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for megalopolis
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Nov. 2023
In the post-Soviet period, both cities had evolved into European megalopolises.
—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
19 June 2023
Protecting downtown and the city’s infrastructure from floods, the channel made possible the emergence of Los Angeles as a great, global megalopolis of booming businesses and single-family houses with green lawns and swimming pools.
—
Michael Kimmelman,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2022
California is a modern megalopolis of a state with all the same problems and promises as any other.
—
Los Angeles Times,
9 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for megalopolis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalopolis
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The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.
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The novels are a time-lapse panorama of a metropolis perpetually reshaped by its inhabitants.
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Robert Harrington will be the next mayor of the nation’s 14th largest city.
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In 2026, Goldman appears to be trailing in polls to Lander, a former city comptroller and councilman from Brooklyn.
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Meanwhile in Lebanon, airstrikes hit the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, a day after Israel signed an agreement to withdraw troops from some areas.
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The governor's order gives Barnes power to restrict or prohibit fireworks displays in Utah's cities and towns, instead of leaving those decisions to the communities.
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“Megalopolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalopolis. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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