as in towns
a thickly settled, highly populated area
commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city
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Recent Examples of cities
Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Ironman races are held in locations around the world, from coastal cities to desert landscapes.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Such rapidly escalating prices explain why the speculated starting point for future expansion franchises in Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix or other cities is around $2 billion.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Iran responded with ballistic missiles and drones targeting Israeli cities before the ceasefire brokered on June 24.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
In Italy, protesters took to the streets in cities including Rome, Pisa, Florence, and Turin, and a major Italian labor union has called for a national general strike on Friday, across public and private sectors, in solidarity with the flotilla and the people of Gaza.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
An Instagram post from luxury grocer Erewhon teased potential new locations in major cities, including Nashville.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
For comparison, the singer’s 2024 Stairway to the Sky tour had resale prices ranging from $63 to $291 across various cities, with New York and Los Angeles commanding higher prices around $250-$290, per Business Insider.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025
However, those cities also dwarfed Milwaukee’s population of 600,000.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Ironman races are held in locations around the world, from coastal cities to desert landscapes.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Such rapidly escalating prices explain why the speculated starting point for future expansion franchises in Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix or other cities is around $2 billion.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Iran responded with ballistic missiles and drones targeting Israeli cities before the ceasefire brokered on June 24.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
In Italy, protesters took to the streets in cities including Rome, Pisa, Florence, and Turin, and a major Italian labor union has called for a national general strike on Friday, across public and private sectors, in solidarity with the flotilla and the people of Gaza.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
An Instagram post from luxury grocer Erewhon teased potential new locations in major cities, including Nashville.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
For comparison, the singer’s 2024 Stairway to the Sky tour had resale prices ranging from $63 to $291 across various cities, with New York and Los Angeles commanding higher prices around $250-$290, per Business Insider.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025
However, those cities also dwarfed Milwaukee’s population of 600,000.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cities
Noun
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Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Longer-range drones are also routinely used to strike towns and cities close to the front.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jia founded the Pingyao International Film Festival in his home province of Shanxi, choosing the ancient city over modern metropolises like Beijing or Shanghai.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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But Gorman also cautioned that even if the bold ideas put forth by Musk and Bezos are realized fully, with bustling metropolises constructed among the stars, humanity will eventually need to look back toward home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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City administrator echoes points other municipalities have stated Brown presented a series of slides and data pieces that, among other facts, showed the city has lagged further behind in terms of property revenue increases falling short of 3% inflation on existing services on average.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In short, even with risk lurking just around the corner, the economic incentives have yet aligned clearly for many companies, individuals, and municipalities.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Cities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cities. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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