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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Amity Shlaes,
National Review,
10 Jan. 2024
This was no easy task in the jumble of a vast nineteenth-century conurbation.
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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.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2023
L’Asile, a conurbation of 52,000 people living mostly in rural communities, was founded in the 1930s.
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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.
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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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The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.
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The novels are a time-lapse panorama of a metropolis perpetually reshaped by its inhabitants.
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Robert Harrington will be the next mayor of the nation’s 14th largest city.
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In 2026, Goldman appears to be trailing in polls to Lander, a former city comptroller and councilman from Brooklyn.
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Meanwhile in Lebanon, airstrikes hit the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, a day after Israel signed an agreement to withdraw troops from some areas.
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The governor's order gives Barnes power to restrict or prohibit fireworks displays in Utah's cities and towns, instead of leaving those decisions to the communities.
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The protocol sets up a system for state agencies, municipalities and other partners to coordinate with United Way 2-1-1 to make sure that information regarding cooling centers is available statewide, providing a location for those in need of relief.
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Not all municipalities within Cook County follow the county’s minimum wage ordinance, however, because they are permitted to pass their own minimum wage laws.
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Boyu promises to be instrumental in helping Starbucks open stores in cities beyond Shanghai, Beijing, and China’s other megalopolises, while keeping costs in check.
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While strolling the exhibits, García explains the roots of one of the largest megalopolises on earth and how its evolution lends to the symbology and tradition of the festival.
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For the federal trial, hundreds of prospective jurors from Manhattan, the Bronx and New York City's northern suburbs will fill out questionnaires in December.
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As reported in the Tribune, Chicago-area preparations are being made for dangerously high temperatures this week, with officials in the city and suburbs urging residents to take precautions.
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“Conurbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conurbation. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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