Thesaurus results for TOWNS

towns

noun

plural of town

as in cities

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 towns Earner said firefighters in Milton, located about nine miles south of Boston, called in assistance from neighboring towns due to the extreme cold. —

Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026 Located in Rossland, one of Canada's oldest and most charming ski towns, RED Mountain is a fan-favorite that has recently expanded into a giant. —

Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026 Barns, open pastures, horses and buggies, and small towns define this stretch of Amish Country, offering a quiet change from the busy cities left behind. —

Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026 The nation is puzzle pieced around with warmer weather nationwide, but indecisive on which towns and states will see more humid temperatures. —

Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 31 Jan. 2026 Some other towns across the country have their own unofficial Groundhog Day mascots. —

Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 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 Safety and health worries have long surrounded landfills in many cities and towns in the Philippines, especially ones near poor communities whose residents scavenge for junk and leftover food in the garbage heaps, the AP points out. —

CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 Typically, cities and towns that adopt the policy choose the age of 21 as a cutoff, based on the date the policy becomes effective. —

Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026

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The conduct of those two agents, from the earliest moments interacting with demonstrators up through their decision to pull weapons and fire at Pretti, illustrate the dangers of flooding American cities with officers ill-equipped to deal with protesters in urban environments, experts told CNN.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Local business owners in other cities targeted by Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, including Chicago, Charlotte, North Carolina, and New Orleans, have said the militarized deployments of federal agents have been bad for business.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026