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
  • Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said cities across California already have thousands of housing projects ready to move forward but lack the funding needed to build them.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • The last time the Dynamo came to town Thomas Müller made his debut for the Whitecaps in a 1-1 draw last season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Her 10-week trial was held in a small town in rural Victoria that was inundated with media crews and curious members of the public who queued for hours each day for a seat in the public gallery.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • As well as the life sentence, Hui was also ordered to forfeit his personal assets and was stripped of all political rights, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a verdict handed down by a court in the southern metropolis of Shenzhen.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The sensitivity of the JWST has allowed astronomers to finally give these smaller stars a chance to shine and stand out, like spotting an incredible piece of architecture in a vast metropolis of glass and steel.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of metropolis

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