as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
State lawmakers would need to first authorize municipalities to create local option taxes, then the City Council would need to exact an ordinance and a majority of Detroit voters would need to approve it.
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Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Then, between 2020 and 2022, there was a spike in fire truck orders due to municipalities' COVID relief funds, the complaint says.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities have had to reprint ballots and, in some cases, require postal voters to cast new ballots for elections on September 14.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, its fatality rate was low compared to other major municipalities on the list.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Suncoast Waterkeeper and the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program plan to conduct four more samples, and Suncoast Waterkeeper Executive Director Abbey Tyrna said the research could help direct municipalities for potential regulation.
—Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Those municipalities include Glencoe, Glenview, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette and Winnetka.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The challenge is that most municipalities lack standardized methods and data to quantify these elements.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Its political offices, organizational municipalities and police stations are destroyed, and its militants stay hidden.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Then, between 2020 and 2022, there was a spike in fire truck orders due to municipalities' COVID relief funds, the complaint says.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities have had to reprint ballots and, in some cases, require postal voters to cast new ballots for elections on September 14.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, its fatality rate was low compared to other major municipalities on the list.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Suncoast Waterkeeper and the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program plan to conduct four more samples, and Suncoast Waterkeeper Executive Director Abbey Tyrna said the research could help direct municipalities for potential regulation.
—Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Those municipalities include Glencoe, Glenview, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette and Winnetka.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The challenge is that most municipalities lack standardized methods and data to quantify these elements.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Its political offices, organizational municipalities and police stations are destroyed, and its militants stay hidden.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
Noun
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Funiculars are often found in hilly cities, mountain resorts, or tourist areas where traditional trains or buses would struggle with steep gradients.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Both cities had relatively low overdose death rates compared to national averages.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From urban hubs like Boise to smaller towns and rural communities, residents can choose from a variety of providers and connection types.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rural towns, college communities, and even cities that have struggled with population loss have used MakeMyMove to tip the scale.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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