citywide
adjective
city·wide
ˈsi-tē-ˌwīd 
: including or involving all parts of a city
a citywide blackout
Examples of citywide in a Sentence
The ban on smoking in public places is citywide.
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Hialeah elects its council members at large, meaning all candidates run citywide.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Despite large class sizes at some of the most in-demand schools, citywide enrollment has dropped dramatically since before the pandemic, fueled in part over the last year by a loss of families believed to be undocumented immigrants.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Everyone must now accept that these are law enforcement decisions to be made by Snelling and other top commanders in the interests of citywide safety.
—John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
For example, Ken Griffin’s $238 million purchase at 220 Central Park South has held the citywide record since 2019, while the other top sales, ranging from about $135 million to $188 million, are similarly clustered well above 14th Street.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Despite large class sizes at some of the most in-demand schools, citywide enrollment has dropped dramatically since before the pandemic, fueled in part over the last year by a loss of families believed to be undocumented immigrants.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Everyone must now accept that these are law enforcement decisions to be made by Snelling and other top commanders in the interests of citywide safety.
—John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
For example, Ken Griffin’s $238 million purchase at 220 Central Park South has held the citywide record since 2019, while the other top sales, ranging from about $135 million to $188 million, are similarly clustered well above 14th Street.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
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citywide
adjective
city·wide
ˈsit-ē-ˌwīd
: including or involving all parts of a city
a citywide blackout
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