Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conurbations
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The conduct of those two agents, from the earliest moments interacting with demonstrators up through their decision to pull weapons and fire at Pretti, illustrate the dangers of flooding American cities with officers ill-equipped to deal with protesters in urban environments, experts told CNN.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Local business owners in other cities targeted by Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, including Chicago, Charlotte, North Carolina, and New Orleans, have said the militarized deployments of federal agents have been bad for business.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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Earner said firefighters in Milton, located about nine miles south of Boston, called in assistance from neighboring towns due to the extreme cold.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Located in Rossland, one of Canada's oldest and most charming ski towns, RED Mountain is a fan-favorite that has recently expanded into a giant.—
Brent Rose,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Feb. 2026
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There's something about being in a bustling new city far away from home—and some metropolises seem to have more of a magnetic draw for tourists than others.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Created by and starring Rachel Sennott, the series began at the top of November and follows a group of 20-somethings navigating their careers and social lives in one of America’s most challenging metropolises.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Acevedo and Alarcon-Sanchez face a misdemeanor charge of discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the years since, apartment sales have declined significantly within the city compared to surrounding municipalities that do not have the tax.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Roads are cleaned, including inside suburbs, for weather events like snow, blizzards, freezing rain and ice storms.—
Cheyenne Derksen,
Oklahoman,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Conurbations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conurbations. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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