as in metropolis
a thickly settled, highly populated area what was once a series of discrete towns interspersed with countryside is now one vast megalopolis

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Recent Examples of megalopolis This was Rome, a megalopolis where glittering avenues, monuments and arches littered the landscape. Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023 Protecting downtown and the city’s infrastructure from floods, the channel made possible the emergence of Los Angeles as a great, global megalopolis of booming businesses and single-family houses with green lawns and swimming pools. Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022 Earlier Sunday, DeSantis appeared before a crowd that a campaign representative estimated at about 3,000 people at the Villages, the retirement megalopolis in central Florida. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2022 Benin City is not a megalopolis like Lagos, but its 1.8 million people still generate a lot of traffic. David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for megalopolis
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Noun
  • Move over, Vienna: There’s a new top metropolis in town.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 June 2025
  • The country’s first major film studios emerged in this sprawling metropolis in the 1920s, and its cinematic passion remains palpable.
    Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Goalkeeper Joan Garcia has joined from city rivals Espanyol for his €25million ($28.6m; £21.1m) release clause, while Athletic Club’s Nico Williams has agreed verbal terms with Barca, who do not view his €60m clause as an obstacle.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • But as those cities become more expensive, the population has traveled to the middle for more affordable options.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Over the next hundred years, groups — many starting at the local level — catalyzed radical change for the better in our country, leading to voter enfranchisement, civil rights, greater equality for the marginalized, and vast civic improvements across towns, cities and governments.
    Anastasia G Mcateer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • That reality was tragically underscored over the weekend when four women were killed by a ballistic missile that scored a direct hit on their home in the predominantly Arab town of Tamra, just north of Haifa.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025

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“Megalopolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalopolis. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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