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
  • Another possible cost-saving measure: moving UN agencies to cities less expensive than New York and Geneva, the current locations of the UN’s headquarters.
    Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 8 July 2025
  • The two overlapping presentations–on view in Wisconsin through August 31, 2025, on view in San Jose July 11, 2025, through February 22, 2026–each tailored to their host city, reflect the diverse U.S. contexts in which HMong communities have adapted and built new homelands.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Rival trainers brought chimpanzees to town — including a celebrated simian named Joe Mendi, who wore a plaid suit and a fedora hat.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • So, with that in mind, here’s a two-deep projection that serves more as a starting point than a clean picture of where Sean Payton’s offense will stand when Tennessee comes to town for Week 1 eight weeks from now.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • For years, most people in this metropolis were unwaveringly kind and patient with international visitors.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • As buyers flocked to sunny South Florida shores during and following the pandemic lockdowns, prices in the metropolis soared—and the need for designers swiftly followed.
    Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025

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“Asphalt jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asphalt%20jungle. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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