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
As the train moves through the Hudson Valley and up toward the Canadian border, riverfront towns give way to wide expanses of water and distant mountain peaks.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Many coastal towns have shops with e-bikes for rent.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Many towns cannot afford the millions of dollars needed to upgrade their water systems.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah on Saturday warned residents of northern Israeli towns, and alert sirens sounded near Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona and Tiberias.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Notably, the spread of tornadoes in northern Oklahoma avoided towns and instead remained primarily on the outskirts of nearby communities.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 7 Mar. 2026
The Strongest Town Contest celebrates towns that are taking steps to address challenges related to transportation, housing and finances.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
And how do residents of these small towns feel about the influx of visitors each year?
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Until 2004, all Broward cities, towns, and villages held March elections.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Many coastal towns have shops with e-bikes for rent.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Many towns cannot afford the millions of dollars needed to upgrade their water systems.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah on Saturday warned residents of northern Israeli towns, and alert sirens sounded near Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona and Tiberias.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Notably, the spread of tornadoes in northern Oklahoma avoided towns and instead remained primarily on the outskirts of nearby communities.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 7 Mar. 2026
The Strongest Town Contest celebrates towns that are taking steps to address challenges related to transportation, housing and finances.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
And how do residents of these small towns feel about the influx of visitors each year?
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Until 2004, all Broward cities, towns, and villages held March elections.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towns
Noun
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Yet today, Popan writes, the most powerful strain in thinking about bicycles and the future comes from government agencies that tend to view them as an adjunct to cars, helping to make cities more efficient and better for business interests.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the zoning laws, the site is also currently governed by a state law requiring cities to preserve affordable housing along the coast and a city ordinance protecting mobile home residents against sudden displacement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The fighting has grounded regional air traffic, threatened desalination facilities that provide drinking water to millions and undermined the safe reputation of modern metropolises such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE are, for all practical purposes, completely dependent on the desalination plants, particularly for metropolises such as Dubai.—
Javier Blas,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Towns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towns. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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