as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
Roughly 20 municipalities are asking the State of Minnesota for financial assistance.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
It was built in 1830 by William Love, who, as the municipality’s first postmaster, had the privilege of bestowing a name on the town.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers say the package aims to spur more construction by encouraging municipalities to ease zoning restrictions and by reducing federal barriers to development.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
One Missouri town’s experience In Southwest City, a Missouri municipality of 845 near Oklahoma and Arkansas, Chief of Police Harvey Gow felt the 287(g) agreement fit right in with what his department of four was doing.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
It was built in 1830 by William Love, who, as the municipality’s first postmaster, had the privilege of bestowing a name on the town.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers say the package aims to spur more construction by encouraging municipalities to ease zoning restrictions and by reducing federal barriers to development.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
One Missouri town’s experience In Southwest City, a Missouri municipality of 845 near Oklahoma and Arkansas, Chief of Police Harvey Gow felt the 287(g) agreement fit right in with what his department of four was doing.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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Bella Hadid followed suit, while also making appearances in the Italian city of design, styling a brown suede jacket with straight-leg denim and pointy boots, leaning into her now-infamous cowgirl-with-a-twist aesthetic.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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At a time when political machines dominated state and city politics, Cleveland challenged patronage and favoritism.—
Jacob Lane The Chicago Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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That section of town received evacuation alerts hours after flames threatened the area, and much later than wealthier, whiter areas of the unincorporated town.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The busiest single day of the year is usually the Capay Valley Almond Festival, a five-town celebration billed as the only festival of its kind in California.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The small city of Sausalito, California, promises a Mediterranean escape minutes from one of the nation’s biggest metropolises, San Francisco.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The fighting has grounded regional air traffic, threatened desalination facilities that provide drinking water to millions and undermined the safe reputation of modern metropolises such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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