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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Chicago police believe two burglaries at a shopping center in the Heart of Chicago community were part of a citywide crime spree.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
Beyond the numbers, their elections would reinforce his broader message of unity, integrating former opponents into a coalition focused on collaboration and citywide priorities rather than factional politics.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Nov. 2025
In a gesture as grand as his citywide ambitions, Angelo Sangiacomo commissioned 111 Edgehill Way in the late 1960s for his own family—and surrounded it with nine other custom residences for relatives, according to Compass real estate firm.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The committee meets at least biannually to monitor revenues and expenditures from the city’s Measure Q fund, which comes from a one-cent sales tax to support the citywide utility undergrounding project and other infrastructure.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
Beyond the numbers, their elections would reinforce his broader message of unity, integrating former opponents into a coalition focused on collaboration and citywide priorities rather than factional politics.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Nov. 2025
In a gesture as grand as his citywide ambitions, Angelo Sangiacomo commissioned 111 Edgehill Way in the late 1960s for his own family—and surrounded it with nine other custom residences for relatives, according to Compass real estate firm.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The committee meets at least biannually to monitor revenues and expenditures from the city’s Measure Q fund, which comes from a one-cent sales tax to support the citywide utility undergrounding project and other infrastructure.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Citywide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citywide. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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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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