as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
One-hour delivery is available in hundreds of cities and towns, while three-hour delivery is scaled to 2,000-plus municipalities.
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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
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
In the past, some of these municipalities have pursued legal challenges to limit the airport's impacts.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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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
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
In the past, some of these municipalities have pursued legal challenges to limit the airport's impacts.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
Noun
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Federal agents can access private city data, coordinate with local police and tear families apart without warning.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The cost of living in Los Angeles and in major cities across the country has really gone up.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Our neighbors were Blacks and Puerto Ricans, working-class Irish and Italians, and some Jews who hadn’t yet moved on, plus the legions of us new immigrants, from Asia and Eastern Europe and the Caribbean, who’d ended up in this commuter town north of New York City.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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One afternoon in November, just north of the small Oregon coastal town of Yachats, a juvenile humpback whale tumbled ashore.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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This will not only strengthen the state’s demand for more power and fresh water for rural areas and major metropolises, but create thousands of new and needed jobs.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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But beyond the rockets and stars, Houston is a vibrant metropolis alive with culture, creativity, and flavor.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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