as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
Coral Springs and other municipalities plan to proceed with their own education and enforcement campaigns in the absence of state-level guidance.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
When discretionary permitting authority sits at the local level, projects face different (and often changing) rules, timelines, and political dynamics in every county or municipality.
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Tom Bitting,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
This landmark measure compels our counties and municipalities to remain politically responsive to the people who live there.
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Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said buildings had also collapsed in the municipality’s Altamira neighborhood.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
When discretionary permitting authority sits at the local level, projects face different (and often changing) rules, timelines, and political dynamics in every county or municipality.
—
Tom Bitting,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
This landmark measure compels our counties and municipalities to remain politically responsive to the people who live there.
—
Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said buildings had also collapsed in the municipality’s Altamira neighborhood.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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In the suburbs and across major cities, the buzzing machines are everywhere.
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Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.
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Located in the seaside town of Orebić, Villa Korta Katarina & Winery comprises eight luxurious suites, each designed with French balconies or terraces offering stunning sea views.
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Beyond the foliage there's apple picking, harvest festivals, Halloween in Salem and a string of storybook towns.
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About 80 miles from Los Angeles, Lake Arrowhead is yet another easy mountain getaway for residents of SoCal’s largest metropolis.
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The modern Miami metropolis was built over the ruins of an earlier civilization.
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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