asphalt jungle

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Recent Examples of asphalt jungle Our beautiful neighborhoods will become an asphalt jungle! Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asphalt jungle
Noun
  • In a live-and-let-live city that likes to signal its virtues, can empathy and stricter law enforcement go hand-in-hand?
    Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
  • What to know about ticket sales and prices in different cities Tickets initially went on sale for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour in February.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With brick sidewalks and boutiques housed in historic buildings, this town provides a true glimpse into the past.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
  • That number is quickly dwindling due to depopulation—some towns have not experienced a birth in more than a decade.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Beijing, a metropolis of 22 million people, has periodically been affected by tremors from earthquakes nearby.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Some 2,000 years ago, these structures stood in the ancient city of Teos—a thriving metropolis across the sea from Athens.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Asphalt jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asphalt%20jungle. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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