as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
Many projects require some level of permitting from your local municipality, and timelines for when these approvals are handed out will vary.
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
Food prices rose so high that municipalities set up food stands where Turks could buy produce at less than half of supermarket prices.
—Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Most larger municipalities undergo regular audits, but many small towns in Missouri don’t.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Presently, there are 38 municipalities in the state of Indiana that have approved a 1% tax, Olthoff said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
Food prices rose so high that municipalities set up food stands where Turks could buy produce at less than half of supermarket prices.
—Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Most larger municipalities undergo regular audits, but many small towns in Missouri don’t.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Presently, there are 38 municipalities in the state of Indiana that have approved a 1% tax, Olthoff said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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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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
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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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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