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
The Pacific Coast Highway, or Highway 101, runs through plenty of charming coastal towns in Oregon.
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Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
The role of the title character can expect a lot of attention from plenty of A-listers across town.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is located west of the coastline and is a two-hour direct flight from Diani, a popular coastal town known for its sandy beaches.
—CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Reyna had lived north of Sacramento for nearly 40 years and raised eight kids in the Tehama County town of Corning.
—Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
The role of the title character can expect a lot of attention from plenty of A-listers across town.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is located west of the coastline and is a two-hour direct flight from Diani, a popular coastal town known for its sandy beaches.
—CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Reyna had lived north of Sacramento for nearly 40 years and raised eight kids in the Tehama County town of Corning.
—Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for town
Noun
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In the show, Marshall says his father moved to Eerie to study it as the most normal city in the United States.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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Originally an agricultural town, cemeteries began to take root in Colma after a 1901 ordinance banned new burials within San Francisco’s city limits, a decision driven by limited real estate and a booming population.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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His own work seethed with the gritty vernacular of the street, evoking the Sturm und Drang of the Midwestern metropolis.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
23 Oct. 2025
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Millennia from now, will urban legends describe the horrific disaster that destroyed the string of American metropolises along the Pacific coast, from Chief Seattle’s Town to the City of Angels?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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