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
On one side were Carson’s years growing up in provincial Columbus, Georgia, and the succession of Southern towns to which her husband’s job had called them.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
The deadline for town clerks to submit certified signatures is June 2, giving individual towns less than a month to collect and certify any new signatures sent in by Brensley’s or other affected campaigns and access the ballot.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Even living in coastal towns, not everything can be done in a swimsuit.
—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 31 May 2026
Since then, Israel has launched a ground invasion, capturing dozens of Lebanese villages and towns close to the border.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
If an outing is in order, a handful of quaint Catskills towns—Margaretville and Roxbury—are within driving distance.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026
There’s one main road that goes through the island, and then there’s 4 tiny towns.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
Boutique shops proliferate in other area towns, such as Centennial, Littleton, and Englewood.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
Both Markovich and Meier have Montreux on their lists of must-visit small towns in Switzerland.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
The deadline for town clerks to submit certified signatures is June 2, giving individual towns less than a month to collect and certify any new signatures sent in by Brensley’s or other affected campaigns and access the ballot.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Even living in coastal towns, not everything can be done in a swimsuit.
—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 31 May 2026
Since then, Israel has launched a ground invasion, capturing dozens of Lebanese villages and towns close to the border.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
If an outing is in order, a handful of quaint Catskills towns—Margaretville and Roxbury—are within driving distance.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026
There’s one main road that goes through the island, and then there’s 4 tiny towns.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
Boutique shops proliferate in other area towns, such as Centennial, Littleton, and Englewood.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
Both Markovich and Meier have Montreux on their lists of must-visit small towns in Switzerland.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towns
Noun
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Fans spotted billboards in many cities, including Chicago, London, Dallas and Nashville.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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That discretion could help explain why some cities, including Miami, Hialeah and Doral, report relatively few immigration encounters or, in some cases, no immigration arrests.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Some of the flashiest metropolises didn’t rank on the list thanks to their outsized housing costs; and although the Midwest city’s average annual early-career earnings are a bit lower than others at $59,123, the average price of a starter home is just $195,000.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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This will not only strengthen the state’s demand for more power and fresh water for rural areas and major metropolises, but create thousands of new and needed jobs.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Towns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towns. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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