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 From a real estate standpoint, there’s more new construction here than in most comparable towns, which means more options for buyers who want modern finishes at prices that haven’t caught up to Lisbon’s level yet. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 Others say construction and an influx of workers are already causing havoc for ranchers and towns, driving up rents, snapping up farmland, illuminating the night sky, clogging roads and turning parts of rural Texas into industrial zones. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Some are specific to the region they are held in and serve the finest local vino; others take place in resort towns and offer wine from around the world. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 Also this year, Chapel Hill and Boone ranked among the South’s best college towns and the nation’s most underrated college towns, The N&O previously reported. — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 New research from Faire shows that physical stores of independent retailers are outgrowing online-only ones, while the locations of the stores are more numerous in smaller towns versus major cities. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 While Israeli troops have struck and conducted ground operations in those towns and villages, none of them are under their occupation, but the Lebanese army has also not been there in large numbers. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Data centers like these help run AI for companies such as Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft, but a growing number of towns don't want them nearby. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Even today, certain towns in Lunigiana are remembered for their particular merchandise. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

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Noun

Flock says the cameras are used by public safety agencies, neighborhood homeowners associations, business managers and college campuses across cities in the United States.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Downtown Neighbors Alliance President James Torres said the city of Miami should examine how other cities like New York and Miami Beach have cracked down on short-term rentals.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Definition of cities

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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