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
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.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
As the White House pursues immigration crackdowns in Democrat-run cities, viral videos made by some pro-Trump influencers recently drew attention to the Canal Street vendors, and local businesses have called for more police presence there.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
In a 2025 study, Climate Central analyzed the first freeze occurrences in 204 cities across the nation since 1970, finding that the first freeze often occurred much later in the season.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
WalletHub also ranked the top destinations for baseball lovers by size — defining large cities as those with more than 300,000 people, midsize cities as those with 100,000 to 300,000 residents and small cities as those with fewer than 100,000 people.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
New development offers more flexibility than rebuilding cities.
—Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Nearly a fifth of the world’s richest people live in just 10 cities worldwide, according to recent data from wealth intelligence platform Altrata.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The tour is set to continue into 2026, with stops in major cities across Europe and Asia.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
In cities as far-flung as Tel Aviv and Tokyo, investors are making a bet that quantum tech will move out of the lab at last.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
As the White House pursues immigration crackdowns in Democrat-run cities, viral videos made by some pro-Trump influencers recently drew attention to the Canal Street vendors, and local businesses have called for more police presence there.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
In a 2025 study, Climate Central analyzed the first freeze occurrences in 204 cities across the nation since 1970, finding that the first freeze often occurred much later in the season.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
WalletHub also ranked the top destinations for baseball lovers by size — defining large cities as those with more than 300,000 people, midsize cities as those with 100,000 to 300,000 residents and small cities as those with fewer than 100,000 people.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
New development offers more flexibility than rebuilding cities.
—Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Nearly a fifth of the world’s richest people live in just 10 cities worldwide, according to recent data from wealth intelligence platform Altrata.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The tour is set to continue into 2026, with stops in major cities across Europe and Asia.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
In cities as far-flung as Tel Aviv and Tokyo, investors are making a bet that quantum tech will move out of the lab at last.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cities
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When Singh’s successor decided to make the fort taller, its shadow fell on the hermit’s home, consequently bringing destruction to the complex and surrounding towns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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A lot of the smaller towns, like Huntington, have beautiful views of the mountains and leaves but lack the infrastructure to deal with the influx of people.—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
22 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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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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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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