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 The deaths were spread across three towns in Suichuan county, where heavy rain drenched the area for days after Typhoon Saudel came ashore on China's east coast. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Like so many towns across the Tri-State Area, the hamlet of Commack in Suffolk County has for the last quarter-century honored the memory of those who died on or after 9/11. — Doug Williams, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Pitting towns against each other With two weeks to go before CRTPO plans to vote on the I-77 South project, several towns have already flipped. — Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 The Russian military cannot take over cities and towns in a quick offensive that leaves most of the infrastructure intact. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Train stations helped guarantee foot traffic, enabling downtown shopping districts in smaller towns to thrive. — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2026 The market reminds visitors that just beyond the city’s harbor and highways, New England’s small towns and pastoral farms serve as the breadbasket for Boston’s growing farm-to-table movement. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 There have been marked increases in attacks by settlers on Palestinians, evictions from Palestinian towns, Israeli military operations and checkpoints that choke freedom of movement, as well as several Palestinian attacks on Israelis. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The coastal towns of Calpe and Dénia, where every winter almost all of professional cycling’s teams are based for their pre-season training camps, are 25 miles away. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The platform provides security, artificial intelligence capabilities, and wireless connectivity for applications spanning smart homes, industrial systems, healthcare, commercial environments, and smart cities.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
With peace efforts stalled, Russia has intensified its attacks on Kyiv and other cities with relentless bombardments recently stretching into daylight hours, taking advantage of Ukraine’s shortage of air defensive systems.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cities

Noun

But the region is far from the coastal metropolises that have made California synonymous with liberal governance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
With fewer crowds than Spain’s main metropolises, a slower pace sets the tone for a sojourn meant to be savored.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026