as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
Connecticut municipalities—and the taxpayers who support them—have waited long enough.
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Jennifer Mahr, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
In New Bedford, Democrat Mayor Jon Mitchell is criticizing Beacon Hill for turning a blind eye to the Commonwealth’s 351 municipalities.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
One-hour delivery is available in hundreds of cities and towns, while three-hour delivery is scaled to 2,000-plus municipalities.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
Some municipalities have cut Flock contracts amid resident concerns.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
In 2025, some Central Florida municipalities increased service fees — such as fire and stormwater fees — in part as an anticipatory measure of losing property tax revenue.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Since fiscal 2025, the government has been actively consulting with local residents and the fishing and shipping industries across the affected island municipalities to navigate the project’s logistical and social impacts.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Over 40 Illinois municipalities have since adopted these harmful policies, while many simultaneously fought to prevent social service providers from helping people survive and transition out of homelessness.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Individual municipalities also have their own tax rates on top of that.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Mahr, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
In New Bedford, Democrat Mayor Jon Mitchell is criticizing Beacon Hill for turning a blind eye to the Commonwealth’s 351 municipalities.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
One-hour delivery is available in hundreds of cities and towns, while three-hour delivery is scaled to 2,000-plus municipalities.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
Some municipalities have cut Flock contracts amid resident concerns.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
In 2025, some Central Florida municipalities increased service fees — such as fire and stormwater fees — in part as an anticipatory measure of losing property tax revenue.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Since fiscal 2025, the government has been actively consulting with local residents and the fishing and shipping industries across the affected island municipalities to navigate the project’s logistical and social impacts.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Over 40 Illinois municipalities have since adopted these harmful policies, while many simultaneously fought to prevent social service providers from helping people survive and transition out of homelessness.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Individual municipalities also have their own tax rates on top of that.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
Noun
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The organization also is collaborating with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 12,00 trees in the 16 host cities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The app allows for remote collaboration, so additional doctors, consultants, or even medical students in other rooms or cities can beam in and observe every cut and stitch, as if through his eyes.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The warning applies to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, according to Reuters, telling them to evacuate their homes and move at least 3,300 feet away to open areas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The original parchment was rolled up and stored in the office of the secretary of the Continental Congress, but was then moved around a fair amount during the war—bouncing around towns and cities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey before ending up, in 1785, in New York.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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As one of the world’s great metropolises, Tokyo takes its exalted status very seriously.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolises, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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