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
Frisco’s top official is looking forward to Taylor Sheridan’s new Paramount+ show filming in his city.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
He was born in 1969 and grew up in the holy Shia Muslim city of Mashhad, in northeastern Iran, as his father was emerging as a leading anti-monarchy revolutionary figure.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Airports in New Orleans, Atlanta and several other cities reported longer than normal wait times.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Bridging the gap Goodland is in an area set to be the southernmost part of Grand Prairie, the longest city from north to south in the D-FW area.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
He was born in 1969 and grew up in the holy Shia Muslim city of Mashhad, in northeastern Iran, as his father was emerging as a leading anti-monarchy revolutionary figure.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Airports in New Orleans, Atlanta and several other cities reported longer than normal wait times.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Bridging the gap Goodland is in an area set to be the southernmost part of Grand Prairie, the longest city from north to south in the D-FW area.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
Noun
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And to Smith, there’s no use in Charlotte getting ahead of itself — particularly with Lionel Messi coming to town next week.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Begin in Illinois, where the small town of Atlanta is home to the American Giants Museum, which opened in 2024.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The fighting has grounded regional air traffic, threatened desalination facilities that provide drinking water to millions and undermined the safe reputation of modern metropolises such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE are, for all practical purposes, completely dependent on the desalination plants, particularly for metropolises such as Dubai.—
Javier Blas,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is an economic disaster for Connecticut families and municipalities and is not in the public interest.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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There are 19 Palm Beach County municipalities holding elections on March 10.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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