as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
Some municipalities have already announced the reopening of public bomb shelters.
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Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Acevedo and Alarcon-Sanchez face a misdemeanor charge of discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Video shows suspects opening fire from Dallas bridge Acevedo and AlarconSanchez are charged with discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, a class A misdemeanor.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Every public road has a local municipality in charge of plowing it.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Acevedo and Alarcon-Sanchez face a misdemeanor charge of discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Video shows suspects opening fire from Dallas bridge Acevedo and AlarconSanchez are charged with discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, a class A misdemeanor.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Every public road has a local municipality in charge of plowing it.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
Noun
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The bird was spotted in apparent trouble and was captured by city park rangers and animal control officers.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Each city represents a stop on the ATP or WTA circuit — and now, an excuse for tennis fans to visit year-round.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lowell Town Manager Craig Hendrix said recent years have brought many new commercial and residential developments into town.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The South’s Most Scenic Chili’s Marble Falls, a small town located on Lake Marble Falls, a reservoir on the Colorado River in Texas’s Highland Lakes region, is largely known for its proximity to outdoor adventure, quaint downtown lined with local shops, and access to Texas wine country.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Her immediate goal was simply to find freedom that the liberal metropolis had embraced after the war.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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As the only female taxi driver working her corner of Nigeria’s heaving metropolis, Lady is accustomed to underestimation by a callous patriarchy, and staunchly resists the gender normatives implied by her name.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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