as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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Recent Examples of metropolis
The franchise, which is set in the fictional Florida metropolis of Vice City, launched in 2002.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 May 2025
While most of the big, formal anniversary events like a military parade and a new airport terminal opening will be held in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Hanoi, as Vietnam’s capital, has plenty of its own history to share.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Beijing, a metropolis of 22 million people, has periodically been affected by tremors from earthquakes nearby.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Some 2,000 years ago, these structures stood in the ancient city of Teos—a thriving metropolis across the sea from Athens.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 May 2025
While most of the big, formal anniversary events like a military parade and a new airport terminal opening will be held in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Hanoi, as Vietnam’s capital, has plenty of its own history to share.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Beijing, a metropolis of 22 million people, has periodically been affected by tremors from earthquakes nearby.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Some 2,000 years ago, these structures stood in the ancient city of Teos—a thriving metropolis across the sea from Athens.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolis
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In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Because ski masks have been banned from public spaces in cities like Philadelphia due to their association with criminal activity, seeing someone wear one in public may raise alarm.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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That December saw the launch of an Air Algerie flight between Paris and the oasis town of Djanet.—
Angela Dansby,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Listen to this article WASHINGTON — Israel Vail’s entire life in the small western Guatemalan town of Cajolá is built off the money that his three children send home from the United States.—
Fatima Hussein,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolis. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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