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 With a steam engine, the boat pulled heavy cargo between Budapest and other towns along the Danube. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 While the range runs through eight different states, many of its peaks can be found in North Carolina and Virginia, making these two states rich both in mountain towns and scenic views. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026 Or take Amtrak’s high-potential Michigan Service, another busy train that connects Chicago with college towns like Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor, along with the thriving Detroit. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Weeks after the Hugging Face breach, the New York Times reported that hackers had broken into the computer systems that run drinking water in more than 100 cities and towns across seven states. — John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 With more than 5,000 people aboard, keeping them all unified and focused as one team is difficult in a ship larger than some small towns, said Jennifer Parker, a former Royal Australian Navy officer and nonresident fellow at the Lowy Institute. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 The tactic has rendered many towns and villages uninhabitable. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 New Castle and other towns in Henry County are under a red travel warning, and officials are asking residents to stay in their homes unless absolutely necessary. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026 In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed dominated college towns and university counties, while Haley Stevens won more than 60% in Detroit and carried traditional Democratic strongholds. — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Disney Theatrical Group’s shows and experiences draw close to 40 million visitors each year in 300 cities across five continents.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Flood watches remained in effect for cities such as Indianapolis, Columbus, Ohio, and Charleston, West Virginia, with additional rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms set to move through over the next 24 hours.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 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