asphalt jungle

noun

Definition of asphalt junglenext
as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area a realistic novel about life in the asphalt jungle

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Recent Examples of asphalt jungle But there’s nothing stopping the surfer from hanging out in the parking lot up the cliff, an asphalt jungle with its own territorial, dog-eat-dog ecosystem. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024 But Honk does understand concrete’s importance in the asphalt jungle. — Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024 Explore our new section Ramirez was entranced by this fleeting glimpse of adaptation by tropical species in one of the world’s greatest asphalt jungles. — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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  1. city
  2. town
  3. metropolis
Noun
  • Video released by Iranian state media shows patients being evacuated from Shahid Baghaei Hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Fulton currently participates in 12 TADs, Ellis explained, eight of which are inside Atlanta city limits.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • And waterfront towns like North Bay Village and Bay Harbor Islands that were once known as quiet working-class suburbs are getting facelifts with new ultra-luxury condo buildings.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Once the eclipse ends, this rugged headland becomes an excellent place to watch the Perseids, with broad ocean views and little interference from nearby towns.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Copenhagen topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most livable cities for the second year in a row, though Chinese metropolises made the largest gains.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
  • There’s always the temptation of an easy score, though, a con game suited to the great metropolis, captured here in Colson Whitehead’s signature deadpan.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of metropolis

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