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
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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Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2023
In the post-Soviet period, both cities had evolved into European megalopolises.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 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
California is a modern megalopolis of a state with all the same problems and promises as any other.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
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Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2023
In the post-Soviet period, both cities had evolved into European megalopolises.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 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
California is a modern megalopolis of a state with all the same problems and promises as any other.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalopolis
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To truly immerse yourself in it, the team suggests strolling along Longmenhao Old Street, where one of the city's oldest streets and the modern metropolis converge along the Yangtze River.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Mero is also speaking every morning to a city in a period of transformation, as its new mayor hopes to bring a more egalitarian version of politics to the country’s largest metropolis.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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Reflecting those sentiments, last Sunday, Pheu Thai failed to win any seats in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thaksin’s birthplace and the Shinawatra heartland.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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This is a city of creative potential where soulful heritage blends with thriving modernity.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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The department saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fact that the Spanish designer was actually from a town in the Basque Country on the opposite coast is likely part of the joke.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Megalopolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalopolis. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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