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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The city itself is a desert metropolis where old and new fuse to create something distinctly of our time.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Felines are everywhere, in bitterly cold and steamy hot locales, in desert and tropical climates, in giant metropolises and seaside villages.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
Noun
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California has been a key battleground state for immigration enforcement operations after Trump ordered federal agents to ramp up arrests in Democratic cities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Simultaneously, tightening short-term rental regulations in major cities like New York, San Francisco, and Paris are compelling Airbnb to concentrate growth in smaller, regulation-friendly markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Before the Senate left town, Warren vowed to continue fighting for the federal workforce.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Through their unexpected rise, the football team becomes a beacon of light for their town.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Megalopolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalopolis. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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