as in cities
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 metropolises
The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
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Matt Brown,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country's biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
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Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
But with thousands of communities, ranging from small towns to bustling metropolises, choosing your next home in the Lone Star State can be overwhelming.
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Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
But the reality of finding quality work in one of America’s top 30 metropolises is more complicated, and statistics only tell one side of the story.
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Keonna Yearwood-Branch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
This will not only strengthen the state’s demand for more power and fresh water for rural areas and major metropolises, but create thousands of new and needed jobs.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
As one of the world’s great metropolises, Tokyo takes its exalted status very seriously.
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Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolises, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country's biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
But with thousands of communities, ranging from small towns to bustling metropolises, choosing your next home in the Lone Star State can be overwhelming.
—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
But the reality of finding quality work in one of America’s top 30 metropolises is more complicated, and statistics only tell one side of the story.
—
Keonna Yearwood-Branch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
This will not only strengthen the state’s demand for more power and fresh water for rural areas and major metropolises, but create thousands of new and needed jobs.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
As one of the world’s great metropolises, Tokyo takes its exalted status very seriously.
—
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolises, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolises
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But Coleman said that cities are already struggling to maintain a high quality of service in a context of high inflation, cuts in federal funding, and stagnant sales revenue.
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Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
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For the elderly voters with mobility issues who now are required to register in-person, the working-class parent who has to shell out $165 for a passport or the rural voter who must drive multiple towns over to provide proof of citizenship — this bill impacts them.
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Stretching across 65 miles of Massachusetts coastline from Bourne and Falmouth near the mainland to Provincetown at the northern tip of the peninsula, Cape Cod is composed of 15 distinct towns.
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“Metropolises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolises. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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