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
In Tehran, a city of nine million people, schools are closed, businesses are shuttered or struggling, and locals are living without a functioning air-raid warning system or public shelters.
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Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The new mayor is also using the office as a sort of coordinating force between different agencies, which is why there are so many other city officials at the night’s hearings.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
The first major sign of the war's destruction came in the northwestern city of Zanjan, about six hours' drive from the border.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Imagine lugging two pieces of packed luggage through city streets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The new mayor is also using the office as a sort of coordinating force between different agencies, which is why there are so many other city officials at the night’s hearings.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
The first major sign of the war's destruction came in the northwestern city of Zanjan, about six hours' drive from the border.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Imagine lugging two pieces of packed luggage through city streets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
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From the opening scene of the family’s move to town, the soft and wistful light shapes the film’s emotional world.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Then on Friday, Israeli warplanes struck near a state security office in the southern town of Nabatieh, killing 13 officers, according to the Lebanese president’s office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Surprisingly, there are a few dresses worn by society figures of a bygone age when Denver was an up-and-coming metropolis, made rich by mining and the westward expansion of American culture.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The city’s geographic location insulates it from some of the excesses and blinkered thinking that often dominate other metropolises.—
Daniel Holz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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By the end of 2023, the local municipality – with the help of EU funds – had built the roundabout that was to support logistics around the terminal, Zoltán Balaicz, the mayor of Zalaegerszeg, told CNN.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Still, some municipalities across the country have moved toward cutting Flock contracts in response to concerns and criticism from residents, NPR reported.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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