as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
after driving for miles with nothing but corn and wheat fields to look at, we were relieved to roll into a small town and have a bite to eat at the local diner
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Recent Examples of town
Once the holidays have passed and crowds thin out, small towns across the country settle into a slower, more inviting rhythm.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Two of its stars, Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy, wrote and co-created the hit sitcom about a wealthy family who lost everything overnight and are forced to move into a motel in a sleepy, rural town.
—Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Their lives revolved around their small town.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
The report states that the breeding population of bears is expanding into more cities and towns.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Two of its stars, Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy, wrote and co-created the hit sitcom about a wealthy family who lost everything overnight and are forced to move into a motel in a sleepy, rural town.
—Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Their lives revolved around their small town.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
The report states that the breeding population of bears is expanding into more cities and towns.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for town
Noun
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The bird was spotted in apparent trouble and was captured by city park rangers and animal control officers.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Each city represents a stop on the ATP or WTA circuit — and now, an excuse for tennis fans to visit year-round.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Her immediate goal was simply to find freedom that the liberal metropolis had embraced after the war.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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As the only female taxi driver working her corner of Nigeria’s heaving metropolis, Lady is accustomed to underestimation by a callous patriarchy, and staunchly resists the gender normatives implied by her name.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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