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urban

adjective

Definition of urban

as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of urban Her rigidly unsentimental mother, however, sees only urban labor and profitably arranged marriage in her future. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026 Topline New York City’s last Manhattanhenge sunsets of the year are here, giving skywatchers and photographers one final chance in 2026 to see one of the world’s most spectacular urban astronomy events. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Like the women’s Prana Stretch Zion Mid-rise Pants, these men’s Kuhl Renegade Recon Pants are durable enough to wear for serious hiking while maintaining a casual urban aesthetic. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026 These get forwarded across the internet, and soon masses of young people are surging into an urban plaza or park, often terrifying any adult who happens to be nearby. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban

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Fireworks on New York City’s East and Hudson rivers dazzled the metropolitan skyline as a fire briefly broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The National Weather Service has issued extreme heat alerts across more than two dozen states, with heat index values expected to exceed 100 degrees in many metropolitan areas.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Definition of metropolitan

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At this time, there aren’t any local outbreaks in California, and current cases of cyclosporiasis infection are not linked to the multi-state outbreak, according to the California Department of Public Health.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 July 2026

Definition of local

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Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sent regulatory priorities to the nation’s regional fishery councils, which environmentalists say reveal a direct attack on fishery management and ocean conservation.

— Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The regional relief effort is being coordinated by Guyana, Venezuela’s eastern neighbor, with which it has been involved in a decades-old border dispute.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

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