Thesaurus results for TOWNS

towns

noun

plural of town

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 But Duff and Maroney said more action is needed and promised to introduce additional legislation in 2027 to regulate the technology, the benefits of which towns continue to debate. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026 Known for its ultra-premium real estate market and close proximity to Boston, Weston, Massachusetts, stands as one of the most exclusive and expensive towns in the state. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Across Minnesota — in small towns and lake communities, on farms and in cities — families are facing the same unbearable loss. — Marcus Schmit, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026 This month brings riveting novels about dogs, stars (the Hollywood kind), small towns and characters with bigger woes than just sweat stains. — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 But council members showed an appetite for adopting tighter rules similar to a couple of nearby towns. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 The Greater Manchester region has a population of about 3 million and includes the city of Manchester and surrounding towns. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 Further abuses have been recorded everywhere from big cities like Los Angeles and Milwaukee to small towns in South Carolina and Illinois. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 July 2026

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Noun

The partial solar eclipse or Surya Garahn was visible in India today, the eclipse was seen in various cities of the country including Delhi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Chennai, etc.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Getting to the stadium was less expensive than more than half the host cities, too.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of cities

Noun

Copenhagen topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most livable cities for the second year in a row, though Chinese metropolises made the largest gains.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.

— Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026