as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Layered approach to improving risk transparency Our report shares a layered approach using best practices from forward thinking municipalities to improve municipal bond disclosure and ensure that cities can continue to access the capital necessary to build resilient communities.
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Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Murphy also emerged as a forceful advocate for all DuPage County municipalities in the early 2000s amid a battle with county leaders who wanted to seize control of the DuPage Water Commission, which distributes Lake Michigan water.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
North County encompasses nine municipalities and other unincorporated communities.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Property tax revenues are directly tied to real estate values, and if assessments fall, municipalities may be forced to adjust budgets or raise tax rates to compensate.
—Derek Gilliam, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Murphy also emerged as a forceful advocate for all DuPage County municipalities in the early 2000s amid a battle with county leaders who wanted to seize control of the DuPage Water Commission, which distributes Lake Michigan water.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
North County encompasses nine municipalities and other unincorporated communities.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Property tax revenues are directly tied to real estate values, and if assessments fall, municipalities may be forced to adjust budgets or raise tax rates to compensate.
—Derek Gilliam, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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In a live-and-let-live city that likes to signal its virtues, can empathy and stricter law enforcement go hand-in-hand?—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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What to know about ticket sales and prices in different cities Tickets initially went on sale for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour in February.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Jon Voight has been taking meetings around town with union reps and studio executives to understand the issues plaguing domestic production, Deadline has confirmed.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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Premiering in 2008, Twilight follows a teen girl who moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest and falls in love with a vampire.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Beijing, a metropolis of 22 million people, has periodically been affected by tremors from earthquakes nearby.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some 2,000 years ago, these structures stood in the ancient city of Teos—a thriving metropolis across the sea from Athens.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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