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
The landscape is so wild and the little medieval towns along the way so unspoiled that the two-hour journey seems to take you back in time.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 June 2026
Teams sprouted in towns and villages across the region.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Sunday fell on the Catholic Corpus Domini feast day, which often features processions of faithful through towns and cities led by a priest carrying the Eucharist.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The shooting spree began Sunday morning at a gas station in Kochav Yair on the Israeli-West Bank border and moved to nearby towns, including Salit in the West Bank.
—Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
One of the most stunning stretches of FM 170 is the 50 miles between the small towns of Lajitas and Presidio.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
During summers in small towns across America, air sirens will periodically ring out to signal all manner of things.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
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.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 June 2026
Teams sprouted in towns and villages across the region.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Sunday fell on the Catholic Corpus Domini feast day, which often features processions of faithful through towns and cities led by a priest carrying the Eucharist.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The shooting spree began Sunday morning at a gas station in Kochav Yair on the Israeli-West Bank border and moved to nearby towns, including Salit in the West Bank.
—Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
One of the most stunning stretches of FM 170 is the 50 miles between the small towns of Lajitas and Presidio.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
During summers in small towns across America, air sirens will periodically ring out to signal all manner of things.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
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.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towns
Noun
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Urban and regional planners Planners oversee the growth and development of towns and cities.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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This year, cost was listed as a top factor against planning a trip, with those with a household income under $50,000, Gen X and those outside large cities and suburbs more likely to choose that reason.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Noun
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But with thousands of communities, ranging from small towns to bustling metropolises, choosing your next home in the Lone Star State can be overwhelming.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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But the reality of finding quality work in one of America’s top 30 metropolises is more complicated, and statistics only tell one side of the story.—
Keonna Yearwood-Branch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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“Towns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towns. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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