as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
In early August 2025, a 1,000-year-event rain event caused widespread flooding around Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and other surrounding municipalities.
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Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026
More municipalities throughout Miami-Dade County are beginning to publicly recognize Ramadan as a holiday in an effort to show support for their Muslim residents.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Most municipalities have rules governing signage to maintain a certain aesthetic, but construction sites are often given some flexibility.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead, districts in distressed municipalities would only have to meet a 10% zero-emissions target starting in 2030, which would gradually increase over the next decade.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers say the package aims to spur more construction by encouraging municipalities to ease zoning restrictions and by reducing federal barriers to development.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Originally the Justice Department used a formula to determine which states and municipalities had a history of discriminatory practices.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Other municipalities adopted policies allowing kirpan inside public chambers.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Blevins spent his first three years of legal practice at Arizona’s Benavidez Law Firm, which specialized in representing cities, towns and municipalities as their outside general counsel.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026
More municipalities throughout Miami-Dade County are beginning to publicly recognize Ramadan as a holiday in an effort to show support for their Muslim residents.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Most municipalities have rules governing signage to maintain a certain aesthetic, but construction sites are often given some flexibility.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead, districts in distressed municipalities would only have to meet a 10% zero-emissions target starting in 2030, which would gradually increase over the next decade.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers say the package aims to spur more construction by encouraging municipalities to ease zoning restrictions and by reducing federal barriers to development.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Originally the Justice Department used a formula to determine which states and municipalities had a history of discriminatory practices.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Other municipalities adopted policies allowing kirpan inside public chambers.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Blevins spent his first three years of legal practice at Arizona’s Benavidez Law Firm, which specialized in representing cities, towns and municipalities as their outside general counsel.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
Noun
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Similar patrols were underway in other major California cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
Daniel Hunt
March 12,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the Bay Area, the weather service predicts that San Jose and the Salinas Airport could break their daily records Monday and Tuesday, when coastal cities such as San Francisco may also come close to their record temperatures.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are numerous small towns and mid-sized cities to choose from, but Lauren Newman, a realtor with Carolina One Real Estate, recommends Raleigh.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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The cities and towns of the avocado belt, especially Escondido, also have some of the priciest water in San Diego County, a region notorious for its high water costs.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The fighting has grounded regional air traffic, threatened desalination facilities that provide drinking water to millions and undermined the safe reputation of modern metropolises such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE are, for all practical purposes, completely dependent on the desalination plants, particularly for metropolises such as Dubai.—
Javier Blas,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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