as in cities
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 towns
Tourism followed with its charm, luring visitors from around the world to ski towns, national parks and wide open beauty.
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Reid Rasner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The classic trip is a 26-mile, four-hour round-trip from downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, to the twin border towns of McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The Ganges has been a center of trade and devotion for centuries, the Brahmaputra feeds tea estates and wildlife-rich floodplains, and Kerala’s canals knit together fishing towns and rice paddies.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Over the next 1,358 days, there would be just a handful of credible sightings of Phillips, mostly connected with petty crimes in nearby small towns.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Sparklight Sparklight delivers cable internet service in many small cities and towns across Idaho.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Rural towns, college communities, and even cities that have struggled with population loss have used MakeMyMove to tip the scale.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
One of America’s best small towns to visit is located in the Lone Star State.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Reid Rasner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The classic trip is a 26-mile, four-hour round-trip from downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, to the twin border towns of McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The Ganges has been a center of trade and devotion for centuries, the Brahmaputra feeds tea estates and wildlife-rich floodplains, and Kerala’s canals knit together fishing towns and rice paddies.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Over the next 1,358 days, there would be just a handful of credible sightings of Phillips, mostly connected with petty crimes in nearby small towns.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Sparklight Sparklight delivers cable internet service in many small cities and towns across Idaho.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Rural towns, college communities, and even cities that have struggled with population loss have used MakeMyMove to tip the scale.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
One of America’s best small towns to visit is located in the Lone Star State.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towns
cities
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The early empire and its challenges From the beginning, the Baladro sisters establish control over their brothels, which span many cities in Mexico through strict rules and systematic exploitation of the girls who work for them.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Independent sources are vital to expose victimization within Cambodian scam compounds — these are essentially undeclared prison cities where many workers have been trafficked for the purpose of carrying out fraud.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Towns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towns. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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