as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
With almost all votes counted, D66 can no longer be overtaken by the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) led by Geert Wilders, according to the news agency, which collects the results from all municipalities in the Netherlands.
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CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Local municipalities and organizations have offered advice on how to stay safe this Halloween.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
For those housing needs, Chu said municipalities need to decrease zoning restrictions, create more public-private partnerships and come up with more money to support the construction of that type of housing.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Tuesday’s press conference included Catherine Blakespear, a state senator who’s long pushed for legislation that would require closer collaboration between municipalities and Caltrans.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Fire departments from neighboring municipalities, including Cincinnati, were called to the scene to assist West Chester police, hazardous waste management and the fire department in responding to the fire.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
By the end of 2024, according to the Associated Press, the group controlled half of the municipalities in the Amazon region, up from one-fourth the year before.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
State law currently prohibits municipalities from mandating sprinklers.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
City Council President Rebecca Noecker said Friday that at a time when the federal government is cutting funds to municipalities, cities have to dig deep to come up with their own redevelopment strategies for priorities like redevelopment on Grand Avenue.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Local municipalities and organizations have offered advice on how to stay safe this Halloween.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
For those housing needs, Chu said municipalities need to decrease zoning restrictions, create more public-private partnerships and come up with more money to support the construction of that type of housing.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Tuesday’s press conference included Catherine Blakespear, a state senator who’s long pushed for legislation that would require closer collaboration between municipalities and Caltrans.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Fire departments from neighboring municipalities, including Cincinnati, were called to the scene to assist West Chester police, hazardous waste management and the fire department in responding to the fire.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
By the end of 2024, according to the Associated Press, the group controlled half of the municipalities in the Amazon region, up from one-fourth the year before.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
State law currently prohibits municipalities from mandating sprinklers.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
City Council President Rebecca Noecker said Friday that at a time when the federal government is cutting funds to municipalities, cities have to dig deep to come up with their own redevelopment strategies for priorities like redevelopment on Grand Avenue.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
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Al-Rasheed has also been a leader in urban development across Saudi Arabia and represents Saudi Arabia as a lead on Urban 20, which brings together mayors from major cities in G20 countries.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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While driving activists between cities, Liuzzo was killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan after the march.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Leonowicz wonders about dispensaries in border towns that are heavily dependent on marijuana consumers from other states coming to Michigan to buy cannabis, such as New Buffalo in southwest Michigan and Monroe, near the Ohio border.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The big story 31-year-old Aarushi Kilawat is a fashion entrepreneur from India's Jaipur, a small city with less than 5 million residents — a far cry from Indian metropolises like Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Millennia from now, will urban legends describe the horrific disaster that destroyed the string of American metropolises along the Pacific coast, from Chief Seattle’s Town to the City of Angels?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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