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 Best places to retire: Lawrence The ultimate college town of Lawrence is 45 minutes west of Kansas City, and hosts 97,000 residents. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025 Robert Benton was born on Sept. 29, 1932, in Dallas and raised in the nearby town of Waxahachie. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025 Sheffield is a native of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee, a town of just over 8,500 people about 35 minutes south of Nashville. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025 Jon Voight has been taking meetings around town with union reps and studio executives to understand the issues plaguing domestic production, Deadline has confirmed. Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for town
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Noun
  • Four other escapees have also been captured within New Orleans city limits and are now being held at the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Gilbert Villegas’ ordinance to allow people applying for city jobs to use work experience to meet college degree requirements passed without unanimous support.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • There’s the mix of distinctive scenery, from the French Quarter to the swamps to deserts, lakes and cities that can stand in for other more expensive metropolises from New York to Taipei.
    Stuart Miller, Variety, 13 May 2025
  • Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises.
    Li Cohen May 8, CBS News, 8 May 2025

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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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