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
Emergency managers are urging many residents of Alaska's capital city of Juneau to evacuate as summer glacial flooding driven by climate change threatens to inundate the area.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
North Carolina remained a popular spot for those seeking a fresh start, with two metro cities — Wake Forest and Calabash — cracking the top 10 places to move to in 2025, per data from moveBuddha.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Simultaneously, tightening short-term rental regulations in major cities like New York, San Francisco, and Paris are compelling Airbnb to concentrate growth in smaller, regulation-friendly markets.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
California has been a key battleground state for immigration enforcement operations after Trump ordered federal agents to ramp up arrests in Democratic cities.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
North Carolina remained a popular spot for those seeking a fresh start, with two metro cities — Wake Forest and Calabash — cracking the top 10 places to move to in 2025, per data from moveBuddha.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Simultaneously, tightening short-term rental regulations in major cities like New York, San Francisco, and Paris are compelling Airbnb to concentrate growth in smaller, regulation-friendly markets.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
California has been a key battleground state for immigration enforcement operations after Trump ordered federal agents to ramp up arrests in Democratic cities.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
Noun
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The district has operated there for nearly a century after moving from a more flood-prone area of town in 1926.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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And then the big, bad Brewers came to town and left it like, well, Sherman left Atlanta.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The metropolis of millions is facing a water crisis, 21 July, 2025, Iran, Tehran.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Another new addition to the animal-run metropolis of Zootopia is Nibbles Maplestick, a beaver voiced by comedian and actress Fortune Feimster.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The municipality has about 690,000 residents, with roughly 1.3 million in the capital region.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The sprawling, 27-town district covers municipalities in parts of Hartford, Litchfield and Middlesex counties that run as far north as the Massachusetts border.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
13 Aug. 2025
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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