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
  • There’s the mix of distinctive scenery, from the French Quarter to the swamps to deserts, lakes and cities that can stand in for other more expensive metropolises from New York to Taipei.
    Stuart Miller, Variety, 13 May 2025
  • Those studies tended to focus on rapidly subsiding coastal metropolises such as Jakarta, Venice, and New Orleans.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Four other escapees have also been captured within New Orleans city limits and are now being held at the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • That led to a protracted fight with some of the hotels, the county and the state attorney general regarding how much say city leaders should have over vouchers.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Located in the Czech town of Brnenec, nearly 100 miles southeast of Prague, the Museum of Survivors held its grand opening on May 10, just after the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end in Europe on May 8, 1945.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
  • Best places to retire: Lawrence The ultimate college town of Lawrence is 45 minutes west of Kansas City, and hosts 97,000 residents.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025

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“Megalopolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalopolis. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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