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
Usually when a player gets traded to a new team midseason, accommodations in his new city are an issue, and sometimes that player winds up spending the rest of the season living in a hotel because there’s just no time to arrange for anything else.
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
This city is known for its beautiful wooded trails.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
With visitors flocking to Riverside for the annual Festival of Lights, city officials are warning people to be on the lookout for fake QR codes posted by scammers at parking pay stations.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Some cities near Phoenix, Arizona, could see temperatures plunge nearly 30 degrees overnight as a freeze warning is in place.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
This city is known for its beautiful wooded trails.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
With visitors flocking to Riverside for the annual Festival of Lights, city officials are warning people to be on the lookout for fake QR codes posted by scammers at parking pay stations.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Some cities near Phoenix, Arizona, could see temperatures plunge nearly 30 degrees overnight as a freeze warning is in place.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
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The West Virginia native who grew up in a small mountain town felt a kindred community in Altadena and wanted to offer his version of a neighborhood restaurant there.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The exterior takes us instantly back to the beach houses that dot Florida’s Emerald Coast and family vacations in Panhandle towns like Grayton Beach and Seaside.Miles Walls, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
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Here a book worth considering is ‘From third world to first’ - Lee Kwan Yew's first person story of transforming Singapore from a pestilential swamp into a metropolis.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dynamic, diverse, and ever-evolving, these bustling metropolises are the new frontier for true travelers.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
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The City of Milwaukee and other large municipalities have their own weights and measures programs that investigate consumer complaints.Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Since then, only three municipalities out of the state’s 169 towns and cities have applied for speeding or red light cameras, according to the DOT.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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