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 sight of towns and cities on fire will doubtless create new supporters for far-right leader Marine Le Pen. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 The neighborhood/area The Berkshires, Massachusetts is riddled with dozens of small towns, each with their own unique set of splendid restaurants, hotels, and attractions—and all within reasonable driving distance from one another. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 The south shined in this ranking with several southern towns ranking in the top five including Austin, Texas, which topped the list. — Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The same went for the large bookshops in many provincial towns. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Southwold is one of Britain’s affluent seaside getaway towns, filled with Range Rovers and sunburned Londoners. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Advocates envision it as a bucket-list destination akin to the Pacific Crest Trail and an economic driver for struggling rural towns. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 But losing towns does not prevent rebels from regrouping in rural areas, Magnus Taylor, an International Crisis Group analyst, said. — Khaled Kazziha, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 For towns without leaf pickup, there are some other options that may be more beneficial. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The installation will include about 100 postcards by the Postbox Ghana collective depicting tropical modernist architectural buildings in cities such as Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The town was named in the top 75 safest midsize cities in the country, according to a SmartAsset study earlier this year.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of cities

Noun

Perhaps most surprising, though, the top 10 favors big, bustling metropolises rather than the sunny coastal cities or small towns that might first come to mind when planning a romantic trip.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
Lee has been under pressure to distinguish Hong Kong from regional rivals and mainland Chinese metropolises, especially after Beijing’s tightening grip tainted Hong Kong’s image as a freewheeling financial center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026