as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
Jimmy Novy grew up on a farm with corn, cattle and chickens in Wisconsin’s smallest municipality.
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Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The Milan municipality has declared that Monday will be a day of city mourning.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities have had to reprint ballots and, in some cases, require postal voters to cast new ballots for elections on September 14.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, its fatality rate was low compared to other major municipalities on the list.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The Milan municipality has declared that Monday will be a day of city mourning.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities have had to reprint ballots and, in some cases, require postal voters to cast new ballots for elections on September 14.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, its fatality rate was low compared to other major municipalities on the list.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
Noun
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At the same time, the White House has ordered immigration enforcement in cities around the country.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The changes affect libraries operated by Maricopa County and not cities that operate their own libraries, such as Phoenix.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Canales was brought here to bring a creative offense to town.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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And the next test comes to town from Lafayette in the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (1-1).—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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So, any Gotham within a contemporary film in the Batman series that's going to be authentic has to be reflective of a modern American metropolis.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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About 120 miles west of London, just over an hour by train, lies Bristol—a vast metropolis that made Afar’s annual Where to Go list in 2022.—
Lottie Gross,
AFAR Media,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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