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
Justin Marlowe, a Harris professor and the contest’s faculty lead, said decisions on whether to fund these projects, and how the public will benefit, will affect Chicago for decades, so city officials, teams and other stakeholders should listen to solutions developed by young people.
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Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
But pay can rise to $20 in high-demand cities, depending primarily on tips.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The companies are eyeing Miami, Orlando and Tampa, along with Los Angeles, Cincinnati and California’s Bay Area as cities in the next wave of drone deliveries for items like last-minute groceries and over-the-counter medicine.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The tour focuses on cities where Black residents have disproportionately low rates of buying homes.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
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Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
But pay can rise to $20 in high-demand cities, depending primarily on tips.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The companies are eyeing Miami, Orlando and Tampa, along with Los Angeles, Cincinnati and California’s Bay Area as cities in the next wave of drone deliveries for items like last-minute groceries and over-the-counter medicine.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The tour focuses on cities where Black residents have disproportionately low rates of buying homes.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
Noun
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The story is set in 2013, in a town in an unnamed New England state.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Boasting 37 miles of pure electric power, the NX450h+ certainly succeeds for consumers looking to float around town.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolises, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Viewed from certain perspectives—the perspective of history, the perspective of the roughly one quarter of the world that was once colonized by Britain—London is a metropolis built on crime.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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QuadCom formed through a 1979 intergovernmental agreement between eight local municipalities.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Small municipalities typically have neither the expertise nor the funds to adequately secure their infrastructure, leaving them open to intrusion.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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