as in town
a thickly settled, highly populated area
commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city
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Recent Examples of city
Through cast shake-ups, city changes, and iconic moments that have left an imprint on reality television, Basketball Wives has remained a staple—constantly reinventing itself to stay relevant.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
The same consideration is being applied to city stickers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The panorama stretches across four counties and takes in city skyline views, four Bay Area bridges, the Marin Headlands, East Bay Hills and the South Bay.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s an eye-catching sculptural staircase, and floor-to-ceiling walls of glass provide sweeping vistas of the mountains, city lights, and ocean beyond.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
The same consideration is being applied to city stickers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The panorama stretches across four counties and takes in city skyline views, four Bay Area bridges, the Marin Headlands, East Bay Hills and the South Bay.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s an eye-catching sculptural staircase, and floor-to-ceiling walls of glass provide sweeping vistas of the mountains, city lights, and ocean beyond.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
Noun
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What did evoke his inventiveness were the people around him in his small town.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Right around the time Big Mood was closing up shop in the Crossroads last month, another wine bar and retail shop was uncorking across town.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Brazilian coastal metropolis has world-famous beaches worth singing serenades about—and many musicians have.—
Joel Balsam,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
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As Deadline has been telling you for months, the Rocky Mountain metropolis has been in pole position over the United Utah bid and the efforts of Cincinnati, Ohio since the Robert Redford founded cinema celebration revealed the trio of finalists last September.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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So, in Utah, as municipalities now have to figure out how to get fluoride out of the water supply, this new law is just as much an economic issue as a health issue.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025
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If the municipalities did not comply in the future, Poliakoff feels as though developers will have an easier time prevailing in court with any other lawsuits.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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