as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
And while the report shows that Miami’s overall median rent is dropping, Zumper’s data for some Miami-Dade neighborhoods and municipalities shows the opposite trend.
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
In my view, DeSantis has not been a reliable administrator of Florida’s tax dollars, wasting funds on his pet projects (Albatross Alcatraz and flying immigrants from Texas to Massachusetts) while withholding funds from municipalities who don’t agree with his policies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
The state said this week that Worcester, Lexington, Brockton and more municipalities that have been waiting for approval finally got their licenses.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The sprawling, 27-town district covers municipalities in parts of Hartford, Litchfield and Middlesex counties that run as far north as the Massachusetts border.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Allowing municipalities to ban competitive supply moves the market in precisely the opposite direction.
—Michael Rombach, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
In its December 2025 decision, the appellate court cited a 2024 gun industry-friendly state law that stripped away municipalities’ right to sue firearms or ammunition manufacturers, trade associations, sellers or dealers.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Indeed, back in the 1990s and 2000s, municipalities across the country were happily demolishing Brutalist eyesores made to house the poor.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Vorhoff noted that while municipalities nationally have invested heavily in outdoor spaces following the pandemic, that spending has begun to level off in light of other competing needs, and the economic analysis is a reminder that parks serve as more than just attractive backdrops for cities.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
In my view, DeSantis has not been a reliable administrator of Florida’s tax dollars, wasting funds on his pet projects (Albatross Alcatraz and flying immigrants from Texas to Massachusetts) while withholding funds from municipalities who don’t agree with his policies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
The state said this week that Worcester, Lexington, Brockton and more municipalities that have been waiting for approval finally got their licenses.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The sprawling, 27-town district covers municipalities in parts of Hartford, Litchfield and Middlesex counties that run as far north as the Massachusetts border.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Allowing municipalities to ban competitive supply moves the market in precisely the opposite direction.
—Michael Rombach, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
In its December 2025 decision, the appellate court cited a 2024 gun industry-friendly state law that stripped away municipalities’ right to sue firearms or ammunition manufacturers, trade associations, sellers or dealers.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Indeed, back in the 1990s and 2000s, municipalities across the country were happily demolishing Brutalist eyesores made to house the poor.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Vorhoff noted that while municipalities nationally have invested heavily in outdoor spaces following the pandemic, that spending has begun to level off in light of other competing needs, and the economic analysis is a reminder that parks serve as more than just attractive backdrops for cities.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
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Fans spotted billboards in many cities, including Chicago, London, Dallas and Nashville.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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That discretion could help explain why some cities, including Miami, Hialeah and Doral, report relatively few immigration encounters or, in some cases, no immigration arrests.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Sunday fell on the Catholic Corpus Domini feast day, which often features processions of faithful through towns and cities led by a priest carrying the Eucharist.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The shooting spree began Sunday morning at a gas station in Kochav Yair on the Israeli-West Bank border and moved to nearby towns, including Salit in the West Bank.—
Robert Blankenship,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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Considered one of the oldest metropolises of the world, Tyre has several archaeological sites, some of them submerged.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Some of the flashiest metropolises didn’t rank on the list thanks to their outsized housing costs; and although the Midwest city’s average annual early-career earnings are a bit lower than others at $59,123, the average price of a starter home is just $195,000.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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