as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
City administrator echoes points other municipalities have stated Brown presented a series of slides and data pieces that, among other facts, showed the city has lagged further behind in terms of property revenue increases falling short of 3% inflation on existing services on average.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In short, even with risk lurking just around the corner, the economic incentives have yet aligned clearly for many companies, individuals, and municipalities.
—Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Equity at the core Streetlight poles, Hu explained, are already powered, usually owned by municipalities, and located in high-traffic areas.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
DeSantis signed a bill this year preempting local governments from blocking development of a presidential library, aiming to overrule potential opposition in liberal-leaning counties or municipalities.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
DeSantis signed a bill earlier this year that prevents local governments from blocking the development of a presidential library, aiming to block potential political opposition from liberal-leaning counties or municipalities.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
This partnership brings national visibility to local economic empowerment efforts, creating a model for how municipalities and cultural institutions can work together to advance equity.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
That's up to local municipalities.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
So far, the county has installed the system at 11 different campuses, however other municipalities operate their own school zone camera programs.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In short, even with risk lurking just around the corner, the economic incentives have yet aligned clearly for many companies, individuals, and municipalities.
—Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Equity at the core Streetlight poles, Hu explained, are already powered, usually owned by municipalities, and located in high-traffic areas.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
DeSantis signed a bill this year preempting local governments from blocking development of a presidential library, aiming to overrule potential opposition in liberal-leaning counties or municipalities.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
DeSantis signed a bill earlier this year that prevents local governments from blocking the development of a presidential library, aiming to block potential political opposition from liberal-leaning counties or municipalities.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
This partnership brings national visibility to local economic empowerment efforts, creating a model for how municipalities and cultural institutions can work together to advance equity.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
That's up to local municipalities.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
So far, the county has installed the system at 11 different campuses, however other municipalities operate their own school zone camera programs.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
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Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ironman races are held in locations around the world, from coastal cities to desert landscapes.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Longer-range drones are also routinely used to strike towns and cities close to the front.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jia founded the Pingyao International Film Festival in his home province of Shanxi, choosing the ancient city over modern metropolises like Beijing or Shanghai.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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But Gorman also cautioned that even if the bold ideas put forth by Musk and Bezos are realized fully, with bustling metropolises constructed among the stars, humanity will eventually need to look back toward home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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