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 Nor'easter damages towns at Jersey Shore New Jersey State Police emergency management officials used a drone Monday to survey the damage along the promenade. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 The ceaseless Russian drone attacks on cities and towns aim to wear down Ukraine’s resistance and cripple the Ukrainian economy. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Three guns are kept in towns along Highway 550, and all of them are old; Ouray’s howitzer dates to 1954. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Castles and stately homes were blown up, towns put under siege and their walls razed, churches stripped. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 A week gives travelers time to complete the route while staying in towns including Sainte-Flavie, Carleton-sur-Mer, Percé, and Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 Under the new map, District 22 has narrowed, while extending north to include smaller towns like Huron, Riverdale, Caruthers, Kerman and San Joaquin. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Carr acknowledged that cities and towns may be frustrated by provider delays. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Across rural Kansas towns, residents have been organizing and spearheading similar efforts to ban data center development within their communities. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for towns

Noun

The woman who moved through unfamiliar cities alone without overthinking every variable.

— Stefanie Benjamin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
The case has brought new attention to an ongoing housing crisis in major cities across Spain, as gentrification has caused rents to skyrocket and the stock of affordable housing to shrink, leading to growing public anger.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of cities

Noun

Perhaps most surprising, though, the top 10 favors big, bustling metropolises rather than the sunny coastal cities or small towns that might first come to mind when planning a romantic trip.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
Lee has been under pressure to distinguish Hong Kong from regional rivals and mainland Chinese metropolises, especially after Beijing’s tightening grip tainted Hong Kong’s image as a freewheeling financial center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026