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
Al-Rasheed has also been a leader in urban development across Saudi Arabia and represents Saudi Arabia as a lead on Urban 20, which brings together mayors from major cities in G20 countries.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
While driving activists between cities, Liuzzo was killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan after the march.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The South is rich with small towns and charming cities that are synonymous with outdoor adventures and brilliant fall foliage.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
This concept would be particularly useful for island cities like Singapore, where limited land leads to high real estate costs, making data centers even more expensive.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The month-long blockade by the JNIM armed group has set off long queues at petrol stations in Bamako and other major cities, grinding economic activity to a halt.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Affected airlines include Aeromexico, Volaris, and Viva Aerobus, impacting flights to cities like Houston, Newark, and Austin.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Proponents of the deal argue that cities can address homelessness faster and more effectively than state agencies.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Nothing against the place, but there cannot be many cities, outside of Europe, where the local football community has been so well served in recent years.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
While driving activists between cities, Liuzzo was killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan after the march.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The South is rich with small towns and charming cities that are synonymous with outdoor adventures and brilliant fall foliage.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
This concept would be particularly useful for island cities like Singapore, where limited land leads to high real estate costs, making data centers even more expensive.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The month-long blockade by the JNIM armed group has set off long queues at petrol stations in Bamako and other major cities, grinding economic activity to a halt.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Affected airlines include Aeromexico, Volaris, and Viva Aerobus, impacting flights to cities like Houston, Newark, and Austin.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Proponents of the deal argue that cities can address homelessness faster and more effectively than state agencies.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Nothing against the place, but there cannot be many cities, outside of Europe, where the local football community has been so well served in recent years.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cities
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Leonowicz wonders about dispensaries in border towns that are heavily dependent on marijuana consumers from other states coming to Michigan to buy cannabis, such as New Buffalo in southwest Michigan and Monroe, near the Ohio border.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The big story 31-year-old Aarushi Kilawat is a fashion entrepreneur from India's Jaipur, a small city with less than 5 million residents — a far cry from Indian metropolises like Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Millennia from now, will urban legends describe the horrific disaster that destroyed the string of American metropolises along the Pacific coast, from Chief Seattle’s Town to the City of Angels?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Setting up a financing district is a tool municipalities use to freeze local property taxes before development begins and allow developers build on the property at a lower tax rate.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Governor Kathy Hochul, whose own term has been defined by attempts to override local municipalities that thwart housing development and density, also supports the plan.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Cities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cities. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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