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
For the elderly voters with mobility issues who now are required to register in-person, the working-class parent who has to shell out $165 for a passport or the rural voter who must drive multiple towns over to provide proof of citizenship — this bill impacts them.
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Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Stretching across 65 miles of Massachusetts coastline from Bourne and Falmouth near the mainland to Provincetown at the northern tip of the peninsula, Cape Cod is composed of 15 distinct towns.
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Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
27 June 2026
With Ukraine busy expunging Russian cultural influences, and cities and towns removing Russian historical and literary figures’ statues and street names, the idea of a new program focused on Ukraine’s former imperial master raised eyebrows.
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Howard Lafranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
Russia has still not managed to take the much smaller surrounding towns of Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka, where back-and-forth assaults have been raging for years.
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Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2026
Most visitors, however, gravitate toward the Valle d’Itria, a series of towns including Alberobello, Ostuni, and Monopoli, where many of the region’s luxury hotels are concentrated.
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Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
An enormous amount of the population live in small coastal towns.
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Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
According to the map published by Israel soon after the ceasefire, the buffer zone marks about 600 square kilometers consisting of 57 towns and villages.
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Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 June 2026
Florida’s State Road A1A is crawling with lively beach towns, and one of its best is New Smyrna Beach.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Stretching across 65 miles of Massachusetts coastline from Bourne and Falmouth near the mainland to Provincetown at the northern tip of the peninsula, Cape Cod is composed of 15 distinct towns.
—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
27 June 2026
With Ukraine busy expunging Russian cultural influences, and cities and towns removing Russian historical and literary figures’ statues and street names, the idea of a new program focused on Ukraine’s former imperial master raised eyebrows.
—
Howard Lafranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
Russia has still not managed to take the much smaller surrounding towns of Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka, where back-and-forth assaults have been raging for years.
—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2026
Most visitors, however, gravitate toward the Valle d’Itria, a series of towns including Alberobello, Ostuni, and Monopoli, where many of the region’s luxury hotels are concentrated.
—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
An enormous amount of the population live in small coastal towns.
—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
According to the map published by Israel soon after the ceasefire, the buffer zone marks about 600 square kilometers consisting of 57 towns and villages.
—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 June 2026
Florida’s State Road A1A is crawling with lively beach towns, and one of its best is New Smyrna Beach.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towns
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But Coleman said that cities are already struggling to maintain a high quality of service in a context of high inflation, cuts in federal funding, and stagnant sales revenue.
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Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
Noun
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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.
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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.
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“Towns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towns. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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