as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
after driving for miles with nothing but corn and wheat fields to look at, we were relieved to roll into a small town and have a bite to eat at the local diner
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Recent Examples of town
The House later in the night passed its own bill to fund the entire Homeland Security department through May 22, but senators had already left town.
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The program's categories reflect Rhode Island's mix of urban and suburban communities, coastal towns and inland neighborhoods.
—Community's Choice Awards, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on their office chairs, eyes fixed on the starting line, ready to launch.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
What’s great about Grayson’s story is that things were looking pretty bleak before the Bananas rolled into town about a decade ago.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The program's categories reflect Rhode Island's mix of urban and suburban communities, coastal towns and inland neighborhoods.
—Community's Choice Awards, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on their office chairs, eyes fixed on the starting line, ready to launch.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
What’s great about Grayson’s story is that things were looking pretty bleak before the Bananas rolled into town about a decade ago.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for town
Noun
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Four Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed, and roaches were found at others during the latest round of city health inspections, according to the inspection reports.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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The amnesty showed how quickly money can still a city and attract investment.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Above, the hazy silhouettes of Mumbai’s suburban high rises — a view of the postcard metropolis of the movies.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Let’s concede for a moment, just by dint of statistics, that this guy has to be white and live in a suburb of a secondary or tertiary metropolis.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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