Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conurbations
Noun
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Over the past few months, Amazon has been rapidly deploying its Prime delivery drones to cities across the US, from Arizona to Florida.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
16 Apr. 2026 -
That is why the federal government and World Cup host cities are investing hundreds of millions in drone defenses ahead of those games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The spread of colleges into towns and cities across the country, which put a degree within reach of a growing share of the public, is one of the triumphs of postwar America.—
Jeffrey Selingo,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
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Hungary’s towns and cities are speckled with posters showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, often alongside Orbán’s opponent in the election, Péter Magyar.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The city’s geographic location insulates it from some of the excesses and blinkered thinking that often dominate other metropolises.—
Daniel Holz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The small city of Sausalito, California, promises a Mediterranean escape minutes from one of the nation’s biggest metropolises, San Francisco.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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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.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Nov. 2023
Noun
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The public signing of the Executive Order 26-3 comes in the final three weeks of a legislative session that has yet to resolve how much of the $500 million informally earmarked for addressing affordability issues will go to aid for municipalities facing sharply higher education costs.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Other municipalities in Illinois and around the country have taken legal steps, such as the ones the draft ordinance provides.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But feral hogs have continued to become a problem in North Texas suburbs, including traffic incidents like the Wednesday morning crash.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The shortage was less pronounced in the city’s suburbs, the report stated, although there were still 71 days out of last year where none of the area’s 163 available beds or cribs were available.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Conurbations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conurbations. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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