as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
Instead, the argument goes, responsibility for prevention, response, and recovery should be shifted closer to where disasters actually strike and onto states, municipalities, private markets, and international partners themselves.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The competition, run by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic foundation, challenges cities to find innovative and creative solutions to prominent issues facing municipalities — things such as affordable housing, waste management, emergency services and environmental issues.
—Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2025
Devastating Pyrotechnics was a supplier for local fireworks shows, and multiple municipalities, including San José, were forced to cancel their holiday shows due to the accident.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The company was also contracted with several other municipalities across the capital region and Northern California, and the status of those shows was not immediately clear.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The competition, run by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic foundation, challenges cities to find innovative and creative solutions to prominent issues facing municipalities — things such as affordable housing, waste management, emergency services and environmental issues.
—Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2025
Devastating Pyrotechnics was a supplier for local fireworks shows, and multiple municipalities, including San José, were forced to cancel their holiday shows due to the accident.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The company was also contracted with several other municipalities across the capital region and Northern California, and the status of those shows was not immediately clear.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
Noun
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Another possible cost-saving measure: moving UN agencies to cities less expensive than New York and Geneva, the current locations of the UN’s headquarters.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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The two overlapping presentations–on view in Wisconsin through August 31, 2025, on view in San Jose July 11, 2025, through February 22, 2026–each tailored to their host city, reflect the diverse U.S. contexts in which HMong communities have adapted and built new homelands.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Rival trainers brought chimpanzees to town — including a celebrated simian named Joe Mendi, who wore a plaid suit and a fedora hat.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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So, with that in mind, here’s a two-deep projection that serves more as a starting point than a clean picture of where Sean Payton’s offense will stand when Tennessee comes to town for Week 1 eight weeks from now.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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For years, most people in this metropolis were unwaveringly kind and patient with international visitors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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As buyers flocked to sunny South Florida shores during and following the pandemic lockdowns, prices in the metropolis soared—and the need for designers swiftly followed.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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