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
A number of notable celebrity guests have already begun touching down in the romantic city for the affair—including the likes of Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Diane von Fürstenberg.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 June 2025
But as those cities become more expensive, the population has traveled to the middle for more affordable options.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
That’s intentional, according to both demonstration organizers and police in Baltimore, a city that is no stranger to unrest that turns destructive.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
As cities across the country braced for hundreds of protests planned for the weekend, California leaders and President Donald Trump remain in an intense showdown on Friday after an appeals court allowed the president to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 June 2025
But as those cities become more expensive, the population has traveled to the middle for more affordable options.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
That’s intentional, according to both demonstration organizers and police in Baltimore, a city that is no stranger to unrest that turns destructive.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
As cities across the country braced for hundreds of protests planned for the weekend, California leaders and President Donald Trump remain in an intense showdown on Friday after an appeals court allowed the president to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
Noun
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His childhood at the movies was an escape from a dreary and limited everyday life in a small rural town.—
Suzanne Jill Levine
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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His sister’s wedding would take place in a nearly completely white town.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Today, Elba is more known for whimsical seaside towns dotted with cafés, shops and visitors from all over Italy and abroad looking for a respite in various scenic harbors before returning to the buzzing metropolis of Florence.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Eduard Limonov then—an appropriate nom de plume for a dissident poet arriving in 1974 New York, a metropolis of graffiti and project fires, of blackouts and serial killers.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Another article from that year documented how Cudahy Park was a popular haunt for 18th Streeters, who poured in from various municipalities to congregate, initiate recruits, and hold meetings.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
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The Evanston Police Department uses license plate reading technology from Flock Safety, which also manages license plate readers for police departments in Mount Prospect and many other Illinois municipalities.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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