as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
Setting up a financing district is a tool municipalities use to freeze local property taxes before development begins and allow developers build on the property at a lower tax rate.
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul, whose own term has been defined by attempts to override local municipalities that thwart housing development and density, also supports the plan.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2025
City Council President Rebecca Noecker said Friday that at a time when the federal government is cutting funds to municipalities, cities have to dig deep to come up with their own redevelopment strategies for priorities like redevelopment on Grand Avenue.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Arizona’s open meeting law requires municipalities to make agendas available to the public at least 24 hours before a regular meeting is scheduled to begin.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
One reason for the confusion over the trash bill is that many local municipalities, like Chula Vista, have a separate bill for a private hauler not connected to property taxes.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
No ethics code in Oakland Unlike Wayne County and other municipalities in the state, Oakland County does not have an ethics code.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Funded mostly by taxpayers across a 2,345 square-mile area spanning eight counties and 40 municipalities — one of the biggest in the nation — RTD operates 10 rail lines covering 114 miles with 84 stations and 102 bus routes with 9,720 stops.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
In most municipalities, the shelter was run by the police department; Van Horn was too small for a police department, so the public-works department was in charge.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul, whose own term has been defined by attempts to override local municipalities that thwart housing development and density, also supports the plan.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2025
City Council President Rebecca Noecker said Friday that at a time when the federal government is cutting funds to municipalities, cities have to dig deep to come up with their own redevelopment strategies for priorities like redevelopment on Grand Avenue.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Arizona’s open meeting law requires municipalities to make agendas available to the public at least 24 hours before a regular meeting is scheduled to begin.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
One reason for the confusion over the trash bill is that many local municipalities, like Chula Vista, have a separate bill for a private hauler not connected to property taxes.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
No ethics code in Oakland Unlike Wayne County and other municipalities in the state, Oakland County does not have an ethics code.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Funded mostly by taxpayers across a 2,345 square-mile area spanning eight counties and 40 municipalities — one of the biggest in the nation — RTD operates 10 rail lines covering 114 miles with 84 stations and 102 bus routes with 9,720 stops.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
In most municipalities, the shelter was run by the police department; Van Horn was too small for a police department, so the public-works department was in charge.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
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Nothing against the place, but there cannot be many cities, outside of Europe, where the local football community has been so well served in recent years.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the White House pursues immigration crackdowns in Democrat-run cities, viral videos made by some pro-Trump influencers recently drew attention to the Canal Street vendors, and local businesses have called for more police presence there.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When Singh’s successor decided to make the fort taller, its shadow fell on the hermit’s home, consequently bringing destruction to the complex and surrounding towns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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A lot of the smaller towns, like Huntington, have beautiful views of the mountains and leaves but lack the infrastructure to deal with the influx of people.—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Millennia from now, will urban legends describe the horrific disaster that destroyed the string of American metropolises along the Pacific coast, from Chief Seattle’s Town to the City of Angels?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 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
Cite this Entry
“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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