as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
Following the speeches, the players, coaches and staff received the keys to the city, among the municipality’s highest honors.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
Cuba has 168 municipalities across its 15 provinces.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Florida has no personal income tax, so municipalities rely primarily on property and sales taxes to fund services.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
This effectively gave municipalities across Europe a green light to pursue similar legislation without immediate fear of reversal.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 5 June 2026
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
Cuba has 168 municipalities across its 15 provinces.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Florida has no personal income tax, so municipalities rely primarily on property and sales taxes to fund services.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
This effectively gave municipalities across Europe a green light to pursue similar legislation without immediate fear of reversal.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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Tickets for any match in any city will cost you a pretty penny at this point in the tournament, but seats for the final will set you back a staggering amount—likely about five figures for Category 1 tickets, according to the New York Times, and that doesn’t even account for travel or lodging.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Rigler said the court's ruling makes clear that developments like Cascadia cannot be subjected to a special election after a city or town council votes to approve it.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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That’s exactly the feeling that Hayley Kiyoko’s feature debut film, Girls Like Girls, conveys with this coming-of-age story of Coley (Maya da Costa), a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town with her estranged father (Zach Braff) after the death of her mother.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Power is transmitted through a six-speed gearbox, with ratios that CFMoto says are equally suited to town and trail riding.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 20,
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
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But with thousands of communities, ranging from small towns to bustling metropolises, choosing your next home in the Lone Star State can be overwhelming.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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But the reality of finding quality work in one of America’s top 30 metropolises is more complicated, and statistics only tell one side of the story.—
Keonna Yearwood-Branch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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