as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
such modern megacities as São Paulo and Mexico City
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Recent Examples of megacity
Fifty Years From Now Carlos is a citizen of a sprawling megacity in the year 2074.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the southern megacity of Shenzhen, Apollo Go was granted a license in February to run a trial in Bao’an district, People’s Daily reported, which allowed the company to charge.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 18 July 2024
In a megacity, these businesses are like islands serving those who live around them.
—Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
In the summer of 2019, temperatures in the Indian megacity of Chennai topped 50 degrees Celsius, or 122 degrees Fahrenheit, just as the city’s water reservoirs began to run dry, exhausted after two years of below-average rainfall.
—Kathy Baughman McLeod, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the southern megacity of Shenzhen, Apollo Go was granted a license in February to run a trial in Bao’an district, People’s Daily reported, which allowed the company to charge.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 18 July 2024
In a megacity, these businesses are like islands serving those who live around them.
—Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
In the summer of 2019, temperatures in the Indian megacity of Chennai topped 50 degrees Celsius, or 122 degrees Fahrenheit, just as the city’s water reservoirs began to run dry, exhausted after two years of below-average rainfall.
—Kathy Baughman McLeod, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megacity
Noun
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The show that evening — the first in a seven-day engagement — was canceled, as state and city investigators sought answers.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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How each city and town got its name is another story.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this week, a giant cloud of wildfire smoke from Canada wafted into New York City, Boston, and other eastern metropolises, engulfing skylines and putting millions of people at risk from air pollution.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
22 Jan. 2025
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As the mayor of America’s largest metropolis, Mr. Adams has a natural interest in developing a working relationship with the man poised to govern the nation.—
Dana Rubinstein,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The parents could have simply been out of town or on vacation, but officers also worried about them.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said the Israeli military launched attacks on Lebanese citizens on Sunday attempting to enter towns still occupied by Israeli forces.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Megacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megacity. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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