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Recent Examples of conurbation
It was left a ghost town, like many such European conurbations.
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Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
The two colleagues run into one another on the ferry to an island that’s part of the wider Oslo conurbation.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
Sheffield, meanwhile, England’s ninth-largest population conurbation, has not produced England’s champions since the most recent of Wednesday’s four titles in 1930.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
However, this does not mean that the development of remote jobs will have no influence on the future face of major cities and conurbations.
—Arnaud Devigne, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Roads, office parks, and malls line the site now, part of the conurbation known as the Arizona Sun Corridor.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
This was no easy task in the jumble of a vast nineteenth-century conurbation.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Riyadh Air, based in Saudi Arabia’s namesake capital, a conurbation of 8 million people, will commence flights in 2025, aiming to serve 100 cities by 2030.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
L’Asile, a conurbation of 52,000 people living mostly in rural communities, was founded in the 1930s.
—Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2021
Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
The two colleagues run into one another on the ferry to an island that’s part of the wider Oslo conurbation.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
Sheffield, meanwhile, England’s ninth-largest population conurbation, has not produced England’s champions since the most recent of Wednesday’s four titles in 1930.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
However, this does not mean that the development of remote jobs will have no influence on the future face of major cities and conurbations.
—Arnaud Devigne, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Roads, office parks, and malls line the site now, part of the conurbation known as the Arizona Sun Corridor.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
This was no easy task in the jumble of a vast nineteenth-century conurbation.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Riyadh Air, based in Saudi Arabia’s namesake capital, a conurbation of 8 million people, will commence flights in 2025, aiming to serve 100 cities by 2030.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
L’Asile, a conurbation of 52,000 people living mostly in rural communities, was founded in the 1930s.
—Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conurbation
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In 20 years, the idea of these dark celestial bodies had spread from Thornhill Rectory to the Royal Society’s assembly rooms in London, then to the global metropolis of Paris, and finally to Berlin.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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So, any Gotham within a contemporary film in the Batman series that's going to be authentic has to be reflective of a modern American metropolis.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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In cities such as Los Angeles, Miami, and New York, multilingualism is not an exception but more of a way of life.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Wisconsin, small town officials have unilaterally removed drop boxes or rejected voting machines, ignoring state guidance.—
Hannah Fried,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are many fantastic, atmospheric and snowbound mountain villages and towns to choose from across France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany to name just the major ski destinations.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Few municipalities from Key West to Tallahassee better reflect that tug-of-war than Hollywood.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Which Wisconsin municipality saw the biggest population growth since 2020?—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reef-building corals—the engineers of myriad underwater structures—create maritime megalopolises dense with crevices and hidey-holes for fish and other sea creatures.—
Fanni Szakal,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2024
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In the post-Soviet period, both cities had evolved into European megalopolises.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
19 June 2023
Noun
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The popular race in Ontario switches from Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto to the northeast suburb of Markham, Ontario on August 16.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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As households demand faster speeds and more reliable service, fiber networks are expanding across cities, suburbs and even some rural areas.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Conurbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conurbation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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