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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalopolis
Noun
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As buyers flocked to sunny South Florida shores during and following the pandemic lockdowns, prices in the metropolis soared—and the need for designers swiftly followed.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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For years, most people in this metropolis were unwaveringly kind and patient with international visitors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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Unlike many cities, Cincinnati still has its 19th-century beer tunnels.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
21 July 2025
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The actor and producer was photographed on the balcony of the Grand Hotel Parker’s, the elegant and oldest hotel in the Italian city, enjoying the sun and swigging Acqua Panna.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 July 2025
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Rival trainers brought chimpanzees to town — including a celebrated simian named Joe Mendi, who wore a plaid suit and a fedora hat.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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So, with that in mind, here’s a two-deep projection that serves more as a starting point than a clean picture of where Sean Payton’s offense will stand when Tennessee comes to town for Week 1 eight weeks from now.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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“Megalopolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalopolis. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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