as in town
a thickly settled, highly populated area
commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city
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Recent Examples of city
The kind who might shoot vlogs at jewelry stores and sneaker resale shops and make most of their money doing 25 minute sets in cities like Tucson and Omaha and shilling weed strains on their Instagram stories.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025
The Charlotte Observer reached out to a city spokesperson to offer city officials a chance to comment on the allegations in the post, but did not receive any comment Thursday.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025
Police in both Little Rock and North Little Rock will have wider access to flying drones after both cities were awarded state grants this year, although the departments' plans...
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—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Keep your Hall of Fame career in a strange city and give me the Crawford experience, please.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025
The Charlotte Observer reached out to a city spokesperson to offer city officials a chance to comment on the allegations in the post, but did not receive any comment Thursday.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025
Police in both Little Rock and North Little Rock will have wider access to flying drones after both cities were awarded state grants this year, although the departments' plans...
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—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Keep your Hall of Fame career in a strange city and give me the Crawford experience, please.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
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Best places to retire: Lawrence The ultimate college town of Lawrence is 45 minutes west of Kansas City, and hosts 97,000 residents.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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That December saw the launch of an Air Algerie flight between Paris and the oasis town of Djanet.—
Angela Dansby,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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There’s the mix of distinctive scenery, from the French Quarter to the swamps to deserts, lakes and cities that can stand in for other more expensive metropolises from New York to Taipei.—
Stuart Miller,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises.—
Li Cohen
May 8,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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But during a House Rules Committee meeting Monday to advance the measure, Democrats noted that schools, libraries and municipalities would bear the costs of updating textbooks, signs and other materials.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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Creditors, including landlords, suppliers, and municipalities involved in opioid litigation, are expected to receive partial payments as assets are liquidated.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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