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Recent Examples of urban sprawl
At the heart of the debate lies a struggle for rural Hancock County where residents have slowly watched urban sprawl and industrial campuses creep farther east into their quiet communities.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The population was less than 2,400, and where urban sprawl covers much of the land today, once were great orchards of apples and peaches.
—Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
The roots of the problem–and solutions Continued urban sprawl and population growth only increases the demand for freshwater.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
Today’s luxury buyers expect not just world-beating range and tech, however, but also an increasing number of customization options—so Cadillac recently invited me to join select media for a drive day and configuration session amid the urban sprawl and mountain canyons of Los Angeles.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The population was less than 2,400, and where urban sprawl covers much of the land today, once were great orchards of apples and peaches.
—Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
The roots of the problem–and solutions Continued urban sprawl and population growth only increases the demand for freshwater.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
Today’s luxury buyers expect not just world-beating range and tech, however, but also an increasing number of customization options—so Cadillac recently invited me to join select media for a drive day and configuration session amid the urban sprawl and mountain canyons of Los Angeles.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban sprawl
Noun
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California has been a key battleground state for immigration enforcement operations after Trump ordered federal agents to ramp up arrests in Democratic cities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Simultaneously, tightening short-term rental regulations in major cities like New York, San Francisco, and Paris are compelling Airbnb to concentrate growth in smaller, regulation-friendly markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Through their unexpected rise, the football team becomes a beacon of light for their town.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Now he’s expected to help the team on the other side of town get to the postseason.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Medicaid serves people in every corner of this country, from inner cities to small rural towns, Democrats to Republicans.—
Anahita Dua,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Stephen grew up in the inner city of San Diego, just minutes from Pro Kids, home of First Tee – San Diego.—
First Tee,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The municipality has about 690,000 residents, with roughly 1.3 million in the capital region.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The sprawling, 27-town district covers municipalities in parts of Hartford, Litchfield and Middlesex counties that run as far north as the Massachusetts border.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
13 Aug. 2025
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Our beautiful neighborhoods will become an asphalt jungle!—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2024
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But there’s nothing stopping the surfer from hanging out in the parking lot up the cliff, an asphalt jungle with its own territorial, dog-eat-dog ecosystem.—
Leslie Felperin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 May 2024
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The metropolis of millions is facing a water crisis, 21 July, 2025, Iran, Tehran.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Another new addition to the animal-run metropolis of Zootopia is Nibbles Maplestick, a beaver voiced by comedian and actress Fortune Feimster.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Manhattan merged with Brooklyn a dozen years before, and here is Greater New York, spreading into new suburbs, boroughs, and garden cities.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Initially designed as a garden city with villas, reminiscent of those eastern European cities lost in prior decades, Ankara symbolized the birth of a European country from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire—in the middle of Anatolia.—
Soner Cagaptay,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2024
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The inaugural Indianapolis Pizza Festival will take place right in the heart of downtown on Monument Circle, and feature some friendly, delicious competition with $5,000 on the line.—
Samanta Habashy,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Detroit's port that year had a festival that brought over a million people to the RiverWalk area in downtown Detroit, with 20 different ships from various countries, according to Director of Events and Communications for the Tall Ships Challenge Erin Short.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Urban sprawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20sprawl. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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