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
With 37 million people, Tokyo is the most populated metropolis on the planet, and somehow, walking its streets never feels crowded.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
The metropolis produces roughly one out of every three motorcycles exported from China.
—New Atlas, 23 May 2026
Celebrations were in full swing as the cloud descended on the metropolis in a thick, deadly fog that, owing to the presence of hydrogen cyanide, smelled of bitter almonds.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
My journey involved a train ride to a major coastal metropolis in the Northeast, then an hour’s trip by boat to the remote tourist town in which the school was located.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
The metropolis produces roughly one out of every three motorcycles exported from China.
—New Atlas, 23 May 2026
Celebrations were in full swing as the cloud descended on the metropolis in a thick, deadly fog that, owing to the presence of hydrogen cyanide, smelled of bitter almonds.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
My journey involved a train ride to a major coastal metropolis in the Northeast, then an hour’s trip by boat to the remote tourist town in which the school was located.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolis
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Whether stolen, borrowed, or bought, public trash cans from various cities—New York, Berlin, Rome, and Bolzano—are sparsely distributed across the hall.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Now, events take place in big cities, suburbs and small towns around the world.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Soccer balls will be all over town for the month or so that the World Cup is here.—
PJ Green
May 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolis. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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