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
My parents, sister and sister’s family all live in the same city in North America, in very close proximity to one another.
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
This city believes in dreamers.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Sutton said Minneapolis policing has collapsed since the 2020 unrest, noting the city is authorized for about 900 officers but now has roughly 550, with only around 265 patrol officers available to police the entire city.
—Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The airport in Bangor is by far the largest city in Maine’s northern and eastern reaches.
—Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
This city believes in dreamers.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Sutton said Minneapolis policing has collapsed since the 2020 unrest, noting the city is authorized for about 900 officers but now has roughly 550, with only around 265 patrol officers available to police the entire city.
—Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The airport in Bangor is by far the largest city in Maine’s northern and eastern reaches.
—Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
Noun
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Not all data centers are water cooled but those that are can consume as much as 5 million gallons a day, the same as a town with a population of 25,000 people.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Getting to the airport is easy, fast and inexpensive (about $14 for a one-way ticket from the center of town to the airport).—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Her immediate goal was simply to find freedom that the liberal metropolis had embraced after the war.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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As the only female taxi driver working her corner of Nigeria’s heaving metropolis, Lady is accustomed to underestimation by a callous patriarchy, and staunchly resists the gender normatives implied by her name.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Salt supply Sherrill reiterated on Saturday that the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal has plenty of salt for municipalities to treat roads and sidewalks with, even though some counties expressed concern about a shortage.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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While enacted, a system is set up for state agencies and municipalities to coordinate with United Way 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to make sure that anyone in need can receive shelter, including transportation to shelters.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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