as in town
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 city
By compressing clothing and organizing by day or category, cubes make unpacking and re-packing seamless—essential when hopping between cities, cruises, and hotels.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
The new centre may be based in the German city of Hanover or Munich, depending on how negotiations progress.
—PC Magazine, 9 Nov. 2025
Then came a pause during the pandemic, when the pair acquired a second home together in Hamburg—where Felipe, whose professional life with a start-up required him to commute between Kentucky, Los Angeles, and New York began to discover the charms of the northern German city.
—Selda Sevencan, Architectural Digest, 9 Nov. 2025
The residents initially relocated to the new city of Älvsborg.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
The new centre may be based in the German city of Hanover or Munich, depending on how negotiations progress.
—PC Magazine, 9 Nov. 2025
Then came a pause during the pandemic, when the pair acquired a second home together in Hamburg—where Felipe, whose professional life with a start-up required him to commute between Kentucky, Los Angeles, and New York began to discover the charms of the northern German city.
—Selda Sevencan, Architectural Digest, 9 Nov. 2025
The residents initially relocated to the new city of Älvsborg.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
Noun
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That's a big bite for a town of 1500 with an annual budget of a little over $3 million a year.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The neighborhood/area The hotel has a plum position on the Eendrachtsplein, a buzzy town square in the heart of the city with trams, buses, and a metro line connecting it to all corners of town.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Admire holiday toy trains racing through a miniature metropolis.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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There's something about being in a bustling new city far away from home—and some metropolises seem to have more of a magnetic draw for tourists than others.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Trade-Technical College offers the largest community college auto repair program in the region, turning out graduates ready to work at dealership service centers, independent shops and the fleet departments of municipalities, among other areas.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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That will add to corporate names like Toyota and Ericsson that have put some of their regional hubs in the municipality.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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